Crowned by four of Buddy Holly and The Crickets’ best-loved and biggest-selling singles – “That’ll Be The Day”, “Not Fade Away”, “Maybe Baby” and “Oh, Boy!” – the album was one of only two he recorded in his tragically brief career. (more…)
Rock Island Line The Song That Made Britain Rock
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In January 1956, a new pop phenomenon appeared in the UK charts: a British artist playing a guitar. His name was Lonnie Donegan and the song he sang was ‘Rock Island Line’. (more…)
Classic Albums Tears For Fears Songs From The Big Chair
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Formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith after the demise of their first incarnation Graduate, in their early days, Tears For Fears were a part of the new wave synth movement, and they had success with their first (1983) album ‘The Hurting’, featuring a song ‘Mad World’ which was a huge hit, reaching no. 3 in the UK. ...
Classic Albums Don McLean American Pie
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As part of the esteemed Classic Albums series, this film tells the story of story of Don McLean’s second album American Pie. Crowned by its titular overture and “Vincent”, McLean’s equally moving tribute to Van Gogh, American Pie is a classic of the folk-rock genre, earning its place alongside Carole King’s Tapestry, Joni Mitchell’s Blue and Neil Young’s After The Goldrush as one of the ...
Buddy Holly Rave On
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He was lanky, he wore glasses and he sang as if permanently battling hiccups. Aesthetically, Buddy Holly might have been the most unlikely-looking rock ’n’ roll star of the 1950s. But he was, after Elvis Presley, unquestionably the most influential.
It was an all-too-brief career that lasted barely eighteen months from ‘That’ll Be The Day’ topping the Billboard charts to the plane crash in February, ...