Buddy Holly: Last News

Brian May has shared a cover of Buddy Holly‘s rock ‘n’ roll classic ‘Maybe Baby’.May’s reworking of the 1958 track is taken from the forthcoming deluxe reissue of his second solo album, 1998’s ‘Another World’, due to arrive on April 22.“I’ve never done a Buddy Holly song,” the Queen guitarist said in a statement. Explaining how the song played in his development as a musician, he said: “That song more than probably any other, is the reason that I’m here doing this, playing guitar and being a rock star and being a very fortunate person.“I heard Buddy Holly make that incredible sound on his guitar, that clang, singing that beautiful song, hearing those wonderful harmonies of the Crickets.

Brian May has taken to Instagram to apologise for his recent silence on the platform, explaining that he "hasn't had the will '' to post due to the "horrors being perpetrated in the world".The musical icon, 74, was inundated with support from his fans following his candid post where he said he'd start to get his "Instagram legs working again" following the release of his new music.In view of his three million followers, the star issued a heartfelt apology for his recent silence.Brian wrote: "Hi Folks."Sorry for my silence in these parts."I just haven’t had the will," he explained.A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal)The rockstar went on: "I somehow haven’t felt that anything I had to offer was important enough to post, viewed beside the horrors being perpetrated in the world."However, he added he wanted to start being more present on the platform again as a teaser track due to be released this evening.Brian continued: "But my prime job is bringing music into the world, so, as we move towards issuing “ANOTHER WORLD” into the 21st century, I’m gonna try to get my IG legs working again."Tonight we’re releasing the first ‘teaser’ track from 'ANOTHER CD' - my new collection of rarities that accompanies the original solo record in the 2-CD set."Of course those of you who know me already know that I originally made this Buddy Holly cover as my alter-ego - T. E.

Nicolas Cage has been seen again on the New Orleans set of his next film Renfield, in which he plays Dracula.The 58-year-old Wild At Heart actor was still in makeup with his dark hair worn natural and, later, with his wig on as a big pink clip was still attached.The star was out of costume and in his normal day clothes which consisted of a Buddy Holly print T-shirt and eye-catching leopard print slacks when spotted outside his trailer.Later the nephew of 82-year-old Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola was seen being visited by his wife Riko Shibata, who is 31 years his junior.And also seen on set was his costar,Nicholas Hoult, who looked tired after a long day of filming. From no wig to wig:Nicolas Cage was seen on the New Orleans set of his next film Renfield, in which he plays Dracula, on Tuesday.

Jodie Marsh rose to fame in the noughties when she became known as a glamour model, reality star but also for her famous feud with Katie Price. Since then, life hasn't slowed down for the fast-paced star who once selected a husband to marry from a reality TV lineup. Nowadays, the 43-year-old can be found living with her toyboy partner in their huge home complete with a swimming pool and private gym.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe maxim “everything’s bigger in Texas” most definitely applies when it comes to having an outsized per capita concentration of brilliant songwriters. So, it’s almost surprising to realize that it took until 2005 for a Texas Heritage Songwriters Association to be formed, for the purpose of finally founding a Hall of Fame.One key figure in its origins was a beloved Texan not everyone realizes had a reputation as “a lover of the song, and a friend to songwriters”: University of Texas football coach Darrell K.

EXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm has picked up North American rights on a pair of music documentary features, both of which it will release in spring.

. «Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams… with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother.»Don and his younger brother Phil, who died in 2014 at age 74, were rock n' roll pioneers.

It’s “American Pie” like you’ve never heard it before.

Colin Hanks, Diane Guerrero and hip-hop star Nelly have joined the cast of Clear Lake, the Buddy Holly-inspired biopic to be directed by Bruce Beresford. They join Ruairi O’Connor, the Spanish Princess star, earlier tapped to play Holly, the rock 'n' roll pioneerwho, along with Ritchie Valens, J.P.

Des O'Connor has died at the age of 88.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThere’s something about the color of a Texas sky that’s virtually impossible to capture on film: cotton-candy pink clouds set against an expanse of lilac blue at sunset, or the warm honey-orange glow that greets the day.

The Dirty Dozen, has died at the age of 83.He had been battling complications of coronavirus,.Lopez, born Trinidad Lopez III, was born in Dallas, and began recording music as a teenager, and was spotted by Buddy Holly, working with his Norman Petty.He soon signed to Frank Sinatra's record label, Reprise, Sinatra becoming another mentor to the emerging musical talent.His version of If I Had A Hammer, recorded in 1963, became a hit around the world, going to number three in the Billboard chart, selling more than a million copies and earning him a gold disc.Other hits included Lemon Tree, I'm Comin' Home, Cindy and Sally Was a Good Old Girl.His acting career began around the same time, first in an appearance in the movie Marriage On The Rocks

Like Buddy Holly, who gets an unforgettable sex scene in Charles White's biography The Life and Times of Little Richard, Richard Penniman was a skyrocket. He was a dazzling light, and then he was gone. But where Holly was gone because he died in a plane crash, Little Richard was

With Little Richard's death today (May 9) at age 87, now just two members of the inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are still living -- Jerry Lee Lewis, who is 84, and Don Everly, the older of The Everly Brothers, who is 83.The other members of the first class, from 1986, have all died. Three of them were inducted posthumously: Buddy Holly had died way back in 1959 (at age 22), Sam Cooke in 1964 (at age 33) and Elvis Presley in 1977 (at age 42).But all of the other members of the inaugural class lived to see their inductions and in fact made it into the 2000s, which suggests that rock'n'roll really does keep you young.

With Little Richard's death today (May 9) at age 87, now just two members of the inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are still living -- Jerry Lee Lewis, who is 84, and Don Everly, the older of The Everly Brothers, who is 83.The other members of the first class, from 1986, have all died. Three of them were inducted posthumously: Buddy Holly had died way back in 1959 (at age 22), Sam Cooke in 1964 (at age 33) and Elvis Presley in 1977 (at age 42).But all of the other members of the inaugural class lived to see their inductions and in fact made it into the 2000s, which suggests that rock'n'roll really does keep you young.

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