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Paul McCartney reminisces on writing songs with his fellow Beatles member, John Lennon. He tells a funny story of a time when Lennon, who was practically blind without his glasses on, mistook a nativity scene for a group of people playing cards for a ridiculous amount of hours outside. McCartney mentions how Lennon was greatly inspired by rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly–and mentions how they both appreciated how unlike Elvis, Holly wrote his own music: “Buddy wrote and played. And played the solos. He was a self-contained guy, which was what we were trying to emulate.”

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Paul McCartney on John Lennon & Their Love of Buddy Holly appeared first on Witnify.

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Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers describes the time rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly helped out him and his brother, Don Everly, during a music tour in Florida. At the time, the Everly Brothers did not travel with a band and at one stop the musicians that awaited them were young amateurs so Holly and his band members in the Crickets stepped in to help them perform.

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Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers describes the first time he met rock and roll legend Buddy Holly and his fellow members in the Crickets while touring in Montreal. Everly describes the large group of musicians that were also gathered there at the time and becomes nostalgic over that time in his life, which he refers to as “the golden age of rock.”

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The Everly Brothers Meet Buddy Holly & the Crickets appeared first on Witnify.

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Wife of rock and roll legend Buddy Holly, Maria Elena describes how she and Buddy met.  She provides insight into Buddy Holly’s private life with stories from their time together before his death on February 3, 1959 in an airplane crash.

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John W. Whitehead, President of The Rutherford Institute, recalls the day Buddy Holly died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. He was 12 years old and attending a dance when he heard the news: "It was like walking into a room of zombies." Whitehead goes on to talk about Buddy Holly's legacy and why he was a distinguished artist that influenced groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

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Musician Tommy Allsup and the widowed Maria Elena Holly, former wife of Buddy Holly, recalls the day of Holly's death–and how that day changed the course of their lives. Holly was killed in a plane crash after finishing a performance at the Surf Ballroom in Iowa on February 3, 1959. Allsup, who lost a coin toss for a seat on the flight, never got on the plane that would eventually kill his friends. He explains how his goal in life is to continue their musical legacy.

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Tommy Allsup Or the Band Member Who Lived appeared first on Witnify.