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12/09/2006

Buddy Holly’s genius commemorated

BBC Radio 2’s outstanding celebration of the art of Buddy Holly, which concluded tonight, served as welcome reminder of the genius of the Texan singer-songwriter-guitarist.

It also reminded the listener of three salient facts:

· How much early Buddy aped Elvis. I hadn’t ever realised that before.

· The brevity of Holly’s career – a mere eighteen months from his first hit single to his untimely death.

· How much he influenced poprock in the subsequent ten years.

A highly recommended pair of programmes, well fronted by Steve Harley. You can hear them again for a week via the Listen Again feature on the BBC Radio 2 web site.

www.bbc.co.uk/radio2

Gerry Smith

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