{"id":1987,"date":"2009-02-03T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-02-04T12:20:27","modified_gmt":"2009-02-04T12:20:27","slug":"once-and-for-all-holly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/once-and-for-all-holly\/","title":{"rendered":"Once and For All: What Is the Most Enduring Aspect of Buddy Holly’s Legacy?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Among the benefits I find of being a cynic and a wise ass are that I’m extremely comfortable with learning how wrong I can be, and I am really good at heartfelt apologies. In light of comfirmation that The Day the Music Died<\/strong> was a page 66-worthy news item in The New York Times<\/em>, although I have not reached that point in my cycle of cynicism, I do think it’s important that we reach consensus on the following sincere and positive question:
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What is the most enduring<\/strong> aspect of Buddy Holly’s legacy?<\/em><\/p>\n

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  • Is it the jangly guitar chords?<\/li>\n
  • Is it his light touch in straddling all the building blocks of rock ‘n roll: blues, country, pop, Tex-Mex, Tin Pan Alley…?<\/li>\n
  • Is it his Look? Did any teen musical sensation dare perform in glasses before Holly?<\/li>\n
  • Is it the mythology that followed his untimely death?<\/li>\n
  • Maybe this is closely related to the above, but is it his role in illustrating the mortality of budding rock-teen culture?<\/li>\n
  • Is it something else?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Answers such as, It’s all about the music, mannnnnnn!<\/em> or All of the above<\/em> won’t do. We need to determine THE most enduring aspect of the man’s legacy…once and for all<\/em>.<\/p>