I had Buddy Holly’s “Everyday” stuck in my head this morning in the shower and was still signing it in my head on the way into San Francisco. I didn’t put two and two together until I logged into imeem today and saw the ad on the front page in tribute to the 50th anniversary of The Day The Music Died.

 

Whatever it is, there must be some spiritual forces in play connecting the day the music died to the day that my site launched. Today for me is truly day one of ryanpolivka.com being live on the net. It’s a day of rebirth for me, musically, 50 years after one of rock n’ roll’s most iconic moments.

 

I have always appreciated Buddy Holly’s music. There is something so ahead-of-his-time about his tunes, especially Maybe Baby, That’ll Be The Day, Everyday, and Rave On. Peggy Sue is a great song where Holly throws down what I think may be the only guitar solo comprised of open chords.

 

As I finish up this posting, “That’ll Be The Day” is playing in the background. “That’ll be the day that I die” sings Holly. February 3, 1959 was a jarring day in music history, but over the past 50 years rock music has flourished with many tangents connecting back to Holly. One of my favorite groups, a little-known band called The Beatles from Liverpool, England, named themselves in reference to Buddy Holly’s band, The Crickets. I can also nod in tribute to Weezer’s “Buddy Holly” which is a great song. There’s also the ‘80s movie, “The Buddy Holly Story” with Gary Busey. Man, that guy is crazy! To think that Point Break saw him in one of his more sane moments…

 

Ok, getting  way off track with tangents… signing off.

 

R