Buddy Holly was a sensitive, talented and visionary young man who dreamed up and cemented what would become the classic rock band instrumental formation (singer/guitarist, lead guitarist, bass and drums). His melodically sweet songs mixed with a rebelliously cutting edge in many of his lyrics to create a blueprint for what would become rock music.

To mention all of his innovations (which of course included multi-track recording) would take too long, but when I think what music would be like if Buddy hadn’t come along… well, even though his time on this earth was short, thankfully he did.