The Death Of Buddy Holly's Eulogy

I was there when he crafted note by note, the songs that would become some of the most famous in the country. I was there in 1957, when Buddy Holly’s single, “Peggy Sue” made it on the top 10 charts. I was also there that fatal day, February 3rd, 1959, “the day the music died.” That is a day I will never forget. One second we were flying through the air, the next thing I knew, Buddy Holly was dead and the country would never be the same. Buddy’s death was even written about in a song by Don Mclean, called “American Pie.”
Thousands of men and women, children and adults, tried to imitate me. I was the symbol of cool. Even a young Elton John, with perfect eyesight, wore an imitation of me. After all, my owner was one of the founding fathers of

rock n’ roll. You may be wondering how I could fit in on a rockstar. Rockstars are supposed to be punk, wild, and bold. My owner wasn’t any of those things. Buddy Holly was a rockstar because of his music.
Buddy Holly was a cultural icon. Besides me, his famous glasses, his music influenced many musicians to come. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were very much affected by my owner. Buddy was in a band called “The Crickets.” Lennon and McCartney named their band “The Beatles”, following Buddy Holly’s theme of insects. They also recorded a few of Buddy’ songs and Lennon liked to imitate Buddy’s unique voice. In 1976, he even bought the publishing rights to Buddy’s songs.
My owner, Buddy Holly, is behind every rock song. Bands like Imagine Dragons, twenty one pilots, Queen, Journey, and Fallout Boy wouldn’t exist today without Buddy. He was one of the first rock n’ roll singers, a pioneer. He and his band, “The Crickets” created the “blueprint” for rock n’ roll bands. Two guitars, 1 bass, and drums. Also, his songs are timeless. Some still are playing on the radio today, 60 years later. Because Buddy Holly died so young at age 22, he died a pure, innocent boy. He didn’t become a drug addict or depressed because of the fame. We only knew him when he was at his best and that’s all that will be remembered of him.