Tears for the Loss of Three Musical Talents
Many of you will remember what has become known as “the day the music died”. It is a most shocking thing that on February 2, 1959 three very talented rock and roll singers who were part of the Winter Dance Party Tour took off in a small plane to the to the next tour stop and never made it there alive. The plane with J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens crashed into a cornfield and no one survived. It made me think how cruel fate was to take such three young talents from this world however they did leave behind their music and this has made them immortal. Singer Don McLean memorialized this tragedy in his song “American Pie”.
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly was an American singer and songwriter who was born in Lubbock, Texas as Charles Hardin Holley on September 7, 1936. He had already become a musical talent by the time he was 16 years old. The nickname “Buddy” was given to him by his mother. Early on he also learned to play the piano and fiddle. His first recording was in 1949 and was a home recording titled “My Two-Timin’ Woman”. Holly had problems breaking into the rock and roll scene which was not really accepted at such an early time. After high school he formed a band and played country and western songs on a Lubbock radio
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During his short career he recorded various hits his most popular being “La Bamba”. He was born in Pacoima, California as Richard Steven Valenzuela on May 13, 1941. Valens made history as the first Latino star. Growing up he has a great love of music and learned to play different instruments. His inspiration came from sources such as traditional Mexican music, popular R&B acts and innovative performers like Little Richard. He joined his first band at 16 playing with The Silhouettes. His career breakthrough came when Bob Keane, the head of Del-Fi records heard him