Episode 86: Buddy Holly and the Crickets

"Not Fade Away" Buddy Holly and the Crickets as a Primary SourceBuddy Holly and the Crickets contributed significantly to the evolution of rock n roll, especially in the realm of creating a rock n roll band, rather than just one figure on stage. This makes for one incredibly large fragment as so many legendary groups from the Beatles to the Hollies to the Rolling Stones to the Beach Boys followed the pattern created by the Crickets.My guest in this episode, Gary Clevenger, researches Buddy Holly and has written a pair of books about the Lubbock, Texas musician. We crossed paths on a Ramones facebook page, which is appropriate considering they too are one of a seemingly endless supply of rock n roll groups that extend from the direct line that Holly and the Crickets created.