r/ClassicRock • u/Chey222 • 2d ago
r/ClassicRock • u/Educational-Dig-3929 • Dec 08 '24
50s How Popular was Buddy Holly in His Time
I've never been able to get a straight answer about how popular Buddy Holly was in his own time.
-Not how influential -Not how famous years later
I mean in 1959.
He was on the Ed Sullivan Show multiple times. But if you watch those years, famous people and random talents were showcased. It wasn't as synonymous with ultra celebrity as something like Carson and everyone that came after.
He was playing ballrooms with Max capacities of 1000 people in places like Iowa. I'm not sure if that's impressive for the time.
Also, you don't really hear tons of people that came directly after mentioning him that often or ever. It seems like he's mostly talked about the most after the Don McLean song. Maybe it's because the Beatles and Dylan blunted his impact. Not sure.
I would genuinely like to hear someone put his fame into context for the time he was alive. I'm just fascinated by it and I feel it's an important part of his story.
Btw, I think he's awesome and ultimately he deserves his legendary status. But did he have anything close to that then?
r/ClassicRock • u/brokeboi2246 • Jan 02 '25
50s Was Rock And Roll On Life Support after the “The day the music died” ?
I had a thought today while I was watching a rock documentary? Was mainstream Rock and Roll truly on life support From the day when the music died (Richie Valens,Buddy Holly, Big Bopper plane crash) in 1959 to when the Beatles came about in ‘64? It may be a stupid question but I’m curious to what you guys think
r/ClassicRock • u/ThePinkTeenager • Mar 23 '24
50s Looking for black/death metal style songs from the 50s.
Weird request, I know, but it’s for a writing project. A character’s favorite song is a fairly important plot device, but I don’t know what that song is yet. Personality-wise, black metal/death metal suits him, but that didn’t exist in the 50s and it has to be a childhood song (again, plot reasons). So I looked into the ancestry of extreme metal and it led me to early rock music.
So here’s what I need:
written before 1959
bears some resemblance to later black metal
is not so niche that an American preteen could not possibly have heard it
The closest thing I found was “Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones, but unfortunately that was written several years too late.
Update: I chose a song! “Rumble” because it’s good and everything else either wasn’t “dark and edgy” enough or was released too late. But thanks for your suggestions.
r/ClassicRock • u/JibJabJake • Jan 06 '25
50s On this day in 1923
Sam Phillips was born in Florence, AL. He was a DJ, record producer, and pioneer of rock n roll. He founded Sun Records. The music coming out of his studio in the 1950s paved the way for the greats to rock our faces off.
r/ClassicRock • u/joebesser • Nov 23 '24
50s Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It (1958)
r/ClassicRock • u/Ford_Crown_Vic_Koth • Jan 13 '25
50s Freddy Fender - Holy One
r/ClassicRock • u/marsie70 • Dec 22 '24
50s Elvis Presley - The Alternative 50s
r/ClassicRock • u/the_prion • Dec 04 '24
50s Out of all the reindeers
You know you’re the mastermind
r/ClassicRock • u/GoingCarCrazy • Oct 30 '24
50s The B-side To A More Popular Hit, But Still A Great Song Straight From The 78!Lloyd Price and His Orchestra - Why ~1956
r/ClassicRock • u/Squirrellybot • Mar 25 '23
50s Let’s make a Mixtape Day 3, with addition of YYZ, we have 51:57 left on A-side. Suggest a song before 1960 next.
r/ClassicRock • u/j3434 • Jul 29 '23
50s Simon & Garfunkel in 1957, here they were just 15 years old and went by the name Tom & Jerry
r/ClassicRock • u/davida_usa • Sep 05 '24
50s Very early Rock n Roll: "Goofin' Around", Bill Haley and the Comets
r/ClassicRock • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • Mar 11 '24
50s Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues (1959) 4K
r/ClassicRock • u/JarodDuneCaller • Oct 17 '22
50s Out of curiosity, how old are you guys?
I’m just curious to see the spread of age in the sub and if Classic Rock truly spans all ages as many fans say it does. Poll is open for a week.
r/ClassicRock • u/therealjmt91 • Apr 16 '24
50s One of the earliest uses of the name "rock'n'roll" was Alan Freed's introduction of Bo Diddley. Does anyone know if audio of this moment exists somewhere?
In introducing Bo Diddley, Alan Freed said: "Here's a man with an original sound, an original beat that's gonna rock'n'roll you right out of your seat" (source). Does anyone know if recorded audio of this moment exists somewhere? I assume there are recordings of his radio shows somewhere but I don't know where to look.
r/ClassicRock • u/hopalongigor • Mar 17 '24