For sure, one is The Hollies
Just a guess: The Beatles
Billy Arnold, Lovie Austin, Phil Baxter, Flo Bert, Paul Whiteman
That is a hard one to answer. Buddy Holly had a variety of fast and slow songs. And there where many bands in the 1960's made up of 3 or 4 members.
A definite no. The original version was written by a friend of his called Sonny Curtis who joined the Crickets and released the first version after Buddy's death. The song was later covered more famously by the Bobby Fuller Four and the Clash. The Crickets version with Sonny Curtis (recorded months after Buddy's death) is often mistakenly credited to Buddy Holly and included on his greatest hits albums despite not featuring on the recording at all.
The cast of Battle of the Bands - 1993 includes: Wake as Themselves - Rock Band FleshNBlood as Themselves - Rock Band Noise Boys as Themselves - Rock Band Adam Curry as Himself - Host Dox Haus Mob as Themselves - Rock Band Holly Robinson Peete as Herself - Host
Buddy Holly's innovative songwriting and distinctive sound significantly influenced a wide range of artists and groups, including The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen. His pioneering use of studio techniques and incorporation of rock and roll elements inspired the future of popular music. Additionally, bands like The Beach Boys and Weezer have cited Holly as a key influence in their musical development. His legacy continues to resonate across genres and generations.
He was one of the only American rock musicians to tour England in 1958, and was also on Sunday Night at the Palladium while he was there, so many young people got to see him live, unlike other American performers who didn't tour overseas. He also was one of the biggest influences on The Beatles in sound and name, the name of his band "The Crickets" influencing The Beatles to choose their name. John Lennon was especially a huge fan of Buddy.
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Ramones, Nirvana, The Beach Boys, and Buddy Holly and the Crickets are the ones that spring immediately to mind. Elvis Presley wasn't a group. Oh, and the Arctic Monkeys!
#1). Thier music. #2). Their image #3). Song writing ability
Doors, stones, cream, iron butterfly, Jeff. airplane I believe were all pre beatles as well as Elvis. Actually, not a single one of those was pre-Beatles except Elvis, who wasn't really a group. All those groups above came after the Beatles, well after. The biggest rock groups before the Beatles were Bill Haley and His Comets, Gene Vincent and the Blu-Kaps, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, and the Beach Boys. Please, get it right!
The British Invasion of the 1960s was British rock'n'roll bands like the Beatles (who started it) and the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds, who became immensely popular over here, and reintroduced main-stream America to early rock 'n roll, like that performed by Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and Chuck Berry.
They basically saved rock-n-roll from going out of fashion. Chuck Berry went to prison, Buddy Holly died in a plane crash, and Elvis Presley went into the Army. Rock had been languishing ever since. Their example inspired a generation and more of bands and musicians.
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