Buddy Holly’s classic ode to love’s staying power (sadly, he died less than two years after penning it), stands as one of rock’s iconic blues numbers. “Not Fade Away” was first recorded ...

The Rolling Stones did ‘Not Fade Away’ their way. And they were both big, big sellers.” Maria Elena’s favorite Holly tune? The orchestral ballad “True Love Ways,” because ...

Ritchie Valens, J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson and Buddy Holly by Greil Marcus Remember other rockers lost before they reached age 40 in our Not Fade Away gallery: • Not Fade Away: Rockers ...

"Listen to any new release," says Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, whose first killer riff was on the 1964 cover of Not Fade Away. "Buddy will be in it somewhere. His stuff just works." Holly ...

and the Stones made no secret of Buddy’s influence on them; in fact, the former’s first single was “That’ll Be the Day,” while the latter’s was “Not Fade Away,” both Holly originals.

And that brings up the enduring power of a song the Stones helped define – “Not Fade Away.” When they released their cover of a 1957 Buddy Holly B-side in the U.S. in early 1964, the Stones ...

like “Not Fade Away” and “Peggy Sue” it’s impossible not to. “You can’t sing ‘Peggy Sue’ without somewhat sounding like Buddy Holly. It is so inherently him.” ...

And Buddy Holly had taken me. “Not Fade Away,” one of his biggest hits, showed that he could venture into Bo Diddley territory and own a portion of it, this thin little white dude from Texas.

"My life has been what you might call an uneventful one, and it seems there is not much of interest ... I went to see Buddy Holly play [in Duluth] and I was three feet away from him, and he ...

“Not Fade Away” was written by Buddy Holly, but the Grateful Dead played it 566 times between 1969 and 1995. Dylan first covered the song in 1997, and it became a staple of his shows in early ...

He said he also co-wrote “Not Fade Away” with Holly but went uncredited, due to the producer allegedly switching his own name in instead. Allison’s death was announced on the official Buddy ...