Wikipedia: History of Buddy Holly

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Buddy's music was notably sophisticated for its day, including the use of novel instruments (for rock and roll) and more complex harmonies and melodies. Some songs also notably stepped away from the dance-song/love song to that stage almost universal in the musical genre. He also managed to bridge some of the racial divide that punctuated rock, notably winning over an all-black audience when accidentally booked for New York's Apollo Theatre (though, unlike the fictional portrayal in his movie biography The Buddy Holly Story), it took several performances for audiences to be convinced of his talents).

Buddy's music was notably sophisticated for its day, including the use of novel instruments (for rock and roll) and more complex harmonies and melodies. Some songs showed more lyrical sophistication than previously shown in the genre. He also managed to bridge some of the racial divide that punctuated rock, notably winning over an all-black audience when accidentally booked for New York's Apollo Theatre (though, unlike the fictional portrayal in his movie biography The Buddy Holly Story, it took several performances for audiences to be convinced of his talents).

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