If you're not familiar with Charles Hardin Holley "Buddy Holly", then you're missing out on one of the first wave of Rock'n'Roll innovators. Buddy was one of the first Rock'n'Roll singer/songwriter/producers. Which is why his importance can not be overstated. And all that is here on his debut solo album, having seen the need to leave the Crickets behind. The cover, which looks like a Sears posed portrait that could've made up for being absent on senior picture day, belies the explosive music that's about to leap from the grooves. Bringing together his vast influences of Country, Blues, Gospel, and R&B, Holly creates a new sound that would inspire The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and just about everyone after him, and he did all that in a career that only lasted a couple of years. Talk about burning bright.
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