In 1957 Holly and his new group, the Crickets (Niki Sullivan on second guitar and background vocals, Joe B. (It is most recognizable in the solo break in “ Peggy Sue.”) In 1956 he signed with Decca Records’s Nashville, Tennessee, division, but the records he made for them sold poorly and were uneven in quality (notwithstanding several outstanding efforts, among them his first single, “Blue Days, Black Nights,” and the rockabilly classic “Midnight Shift”). Late that year he bought a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar and developed a style of playing featuring ringing major chords that became his trademark. By 1955, after hearing Elvis Presley, Holly was a full-time rock and roller. Guitar riffs and rhythmic ideas from these three records crop up repeatedly in his work.) Already well versed in country music, bluegrass, and gospel and a seasoned performer by age 16, he became a rhythm-and-blues devotee. (Among the rhythm-and-blues records that seem to have influenced Holly most were “Work with Me, Annie” by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, “Bo Diddley” by Bo Diddley, and “ Love Is Strange” by Mickey and Sylvia. The African-American rhythm and blues that Holly heard on the radio had a tremendous impact on him, as it did on countless other white teenagers in the racially segregated United States of the 1950s. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.He has now become one of the last to close out that era. Many of us in Sonny’s world, felt he was there at the very beginning of real Rock-n-Roll music, and fortunately crossed paths with Buddy Holly at just the right time, when they were mere teenagers. In more recent years, Sonny was a maker of several styles of guitars showcasing that special sound of a bygone era. He single-handedly manufactured vinyl record needles for jukeboxes around the world. Sonny wrote songs, and was a man of many other talents as well, being a self-taught silversmith and artist of beautiful silver and turquoise jewelry inspired by the Native Navajo and Zuni American Tribes of New Mexico. Though Sonny lived many years in Texas and throughout the Southwest, he resided in Northeast Oklahoma the last two years of his life. Sonny West, was born as Joe Bob West in West Texas on July 30, 1937. ![]() ![]() ![]() LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - It is with heavy hearts we share with Buddy Holly fans and Rockabilly aficionados, Sonny West, most notably the songwriter of “Oh Boy” and “Rave On”, passed away on Septemin Grove Oklahoma.
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