QueenofHell says
He influenced such greats as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. I believe that The Beatles came up with that name thinking of The Crickets.
Augusts1 says
That Stones song is clearly a rip off of "Hand Jive" an old blues song! The Beatles, Stones & even Buddy Holly were all inspired & ripped off African American r & b & blues artists. So remember the true inspiration & sources for this music. Sure Buddy is great but there would not be any of these artists w/o the African American musicians who were the true innovators!
Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now, lol!
Jonh Ingham says
Thanks for reminding us. Weird Macca clip - he's trying to sound just like Buddy. Even weirder, Macca owns Buddy's publishing catalogue. (Or maybe it's a catalog.)
Mike the Knife says
Always caught a buzz off of "Heartbeat" and "That'll Be the Day." And always wondered what he might have done if he had lived. He was so young when he went...
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