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  • The Laptop Sessions: “Peggy Sue” (Buddy Holly Acoustic Rock Cover Song)

    Saturday, May 10th, 2008

    By Chris Moore:

    I had such fun going back in time with “Dock of the Bay” that I decided to go even farther back… to Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue”! This is a 1950’s hit that is one of those songs everyone just seems to know. It only made it to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957, but this song has been in so many movies and played on the radio so much since then…

    I actually learned a lot by recording it today. I realized, for one thing, that the song is deceptively simple, in the sense that Holly’s voice is so distinctive and really makes it the hit that it was. Also, there’s no question that it was simple to play, seeing as how it uses only A and D chords, with the occasional E and maybe an F thrown in. This might seem like a good thing, but it only puts the pressure on to make a simple song sound interesting and fun to listen to!

    I hope you enjoy this and would love you to leave a comment! Then, of course, don’t forget to come back to http://LaptopSessions.com tomorrow for an all-new session from the library of Jeff Copperthite!

    See you next session!

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Buddy Holly Acoustic Rock Cover Songs and Free mp3 Downloads

When it comes to early rock music, Buddy Holly made a name and a reputation for himself as an innovative and entertaining performer. Everything about this music artist and songwriter’s career was notable – his appearance, his music, even his death. He may have been a rock music songwriter, but he looked more like a businessman to the naked eye, unless of course he was wearing his distinctive Fender Strat or Telecaster. Aside from his suit, he was easily distinguishable by his thick-framed black glasses, a style that has recently come back into style. Buddy Holly was a songwriter, composing such classic tracks as “That’ll Be The Day,” a track that the Beatles went on to make their own in early recordings of their own. Buddy Holly was also known for performing cover songs, which was customary for a music artist of the time. Although he struck a balance between original music and cover songs, his new music did not fail to please his audience. Up until his death in 1959, he maintained popularity. What we would today consider to be an unplugged or minimalist style helped define the new rock music of his time, and he will never be forgotten for as long as we listen to fifties rock music. He died in a plane along with Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper,” symbolically bringing an era of music to an end.