Mr. Fasano’s English Class

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Absolutely one of the most creative and original innovators of Rock ‘n’ Roll was a kid from Texas named Buddy Holly, who tragically was killed in a plane crash on this day in 1959, along with Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper.” It was a day that’s come to be known as The Day the Music Died. Before Buddy, there was NOBODY who wrote his own songs, arranged them, performed them, produced them and promoted them. Buddy did ALL of that, all by himself, which showed groups like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones that THEY could do it too.

John Lennon once said of Buddy Holly and The Crickets:

EVERY GROUP TRIED TO BE THE CRICKETS. The name BEATLES was directly inspired by CRICKETS (DOUBLE ENTENDRE / INSECTS etc…) I think the greatest effect was on THE SONG WRITING (ESPECIALLY MINE AND PAUL’S)