Like most of my generation, we learned of Buddy Holly when Don McClean released "American Pie."   I just remember reading the lyrics and asking a friend: what's this guy singing about?    He said: "Buddy Holly, the guy who sings 'Peggy Sue.'"    We didn't have YouTube or downloads back in the 1970s.  So I went to the record store and bought me a copy of a "best of" Buddy Holly vinyl LP.  I became a fan instantly when I heard those guitar riffs and catchy songs, like "That'll Be the Day" and "Maybe Baby." It was 46 years ago today that Buddy Holly (along with Ritchie Valens & The Big Bopper) were killed in a plane crash.  I don't think that anyone in 1959 had a clue that we'd be talking about them so many years later. Holly touched a nerve with his music.  One of his biggest fans was a teenager in Liverpool, Paul McCartney.  (The...(Read Full Post)