![]() Matchett cited another later Holly song, “True Love Ways” as an example of Holly’s musical growth. He added that Holly was an amazing talent who was maturing as an artist and singer. “Buddy asked me to write a song,” Anka said last year, during a performance in The Villages. The song was Holly’s last American hit, released in 1959. There was more orchestration.”Īn example is “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” written by Paul Anka, who had toured with Holly and was a friend. “He was using inventive chord structure and melody. “The songs Buddy was recording at the time of his death were getting more sophisticated,” Matchett said. Had they lived, Matchett believes Holly would have made an even greater impact on music. Such bands as the Beatles and Rolling Stones revered Holly’s music and recorded his songs such as “Words of Love” and “Not Fade Away.” Valens, only 17, left behind a couple of classics, “Donna” and “La Bamba.” The Bopper made one of the all-time great novelty hits, “Chantilly Lace.” Rock and roll went into a tailspin, and never seemed to recover until the Beatles and English acts came along in 1964. ![]() The tragedy went beyond personal loss for their families. “The Big Bopper” Richardson.ĭon McLean added to the legend of Holly, 22, Valens, 17 and the Bopper, 28, with the song, “The Day the Music Died.” It all happened after a concert in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb 3, 1959, when a small plane crashed into a cornfield, killing the three singers and the pilot. Music starts at 6:30 p.m.Īndy Matchett (Johnny Wild) will appear as Holly, along with Brian Padilla-Irizarry as Valens and Thom Mesrobian as J.P. ![]() The group – with a couple of guest singers – will perform, “The Day the Music Lives Dance Party” on Feb. Johnny Wild and the Delights may have the answer. 3, 1959.Īndy Matchett aka Johnny Wild will rock out with Buddy Holly. Suppose Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper never boarded that small plane during a frigid, black, snowy night on Feb.
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