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April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 13) Buddy Holly

By John Mellencamp

For the First Time Anywhere

Last September, while rummaging in the mustier reaches of the MCA tape archives in Los Angeles, Steve Hoffman, head of the company's catalog-research-and-development department, came across a long-forgotten box marked DO NOT USE. Inside were some ancient tapes and another label: HOLLY. Rockets went...

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Buddy Holly was a rock pioneer. He wrote his own material; used the recording studio for doubletracking and other advanced techniques; popularized the two guitars, bass, and drums lineup; and recorded a catalogue of songs that continue to be covered: "Not Fade Away," "Rave On," "That'll Be the Day," and others. His playful, mock-ingenuous singing, with slides between falsetto and regular voice and...

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