Honda song buddy holly5/4/2023 ![]() But the ‘60s would seemingly have suited him. Holly was always an unlikely figure for a ‘50s rock star. Rock and roll’s first real singer/songwriter/guitarist, Holly was living in Greenwich Village at the time of his death, exploring recording techniques and had spoken to his wife about opening a studio in London. Mainly the loss to his wife, Maria Elena Santiago, who was so stricken she couldn’t attend her husband’s funeral.īut putting personal tragedy aside, it’s tantalizing to imagine what Buddy Holly might have achieved had he survived into the ‘60s. ![]() Holly’s untimely death in the plane crash that also claimed the lives of Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper-known colloquially as "The Day the Music Died"- was a tragedy on a great many levels. While he was a capable soloist, he often spurned the incendiary lead style deployed by the likes of Chuck Berry in favor of rhythmic, chord-based solos like the one on “Peggy Sue.” He used down strokes exclusively, keeping his wrist locked to achieve the furious, driving rhythm heard on early Crickets recordings. If there was one thing that really distinguished Holly’s playing, it was his unconventional strumming technique. He used techniques like sweep picking-using a downward pick stroke to push through three strings and an upstroke for the fourth note-and would muffle his strings or toggle his pickups to create the exciting dynamics that made his records leap out of the speakers. With his band the Crickets, Holly pioneered a distinct guitar style that deftly merged rhythm with lead, and at times, seemed to parrot his hiccupping vocals. ![]() At the time, Strats were more popular with country musicians which may have been part of what attracted Holly to the guitar, as his fingerpicking and twangy lead style owed a debt to his country-and-western musical roots. Holly got his first Strat in 1955, at Adair Music in his hometown of Lubbock, TX after his older brother Larry loaned him the money.
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