Buddy Holly - partly ideal son, partly rockabilly rebel - was one of the most progressive and influential rockers of the fifties, not only in his solo work as well as a band member of The Crickets, the first truly independent popcombo. Initially played Holly country, but after programs for Bill Haley and Elvis Presley had kept, his style changed in the direction of rock and roll. Holly was remarkably
… productive in the late fifties. He wrote numerous hits including That'll Be The Day, Not Fade Away, Peggy Sue and Rave On. This remarkable creative outburst was suddenly stopped by his death in a horrific plane crash, also Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died. Although he was only 22 years old, Holly produced an impressive body of work that inspired many artists.more