100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: That'll Be The Day. Continues tomorrow. 

Caffè Lattè pays tribute to 100 songs that innovated, changed the rules, defied convention and had a significant impact on the evolution of pop and rock music, presented in chronological order…

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100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

1957

💥6 That’ll Be The Day  

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Even in its infancy, Buddy Holly was a significant influence on rock ‘n’ roll. Despite the brevity of his career, few musicians achieve the timeless impact of his artistry. Holly co/ wrote several early rock standards, including “Peggy Sue”, “Everyday”, “Oh Boy” and “It’s So Easy”. Holly & The Crickets became the archetypal rock outfit, influencing countless others (The Beatles among them). “That’ll Be The Day” was the group’s biggest hit. Inspired by a line expressed by John Wayne in the western ‘The Searchers’, Holly first recorded a version in 1956 with an earlier group in Nashville. His re-recording cut with his new band The Crickets shot up the charts. We will never know what more the young rocker from Lubbock, Texas would have accomplished had he not tragically lost his life in a plane crash just 2 years after recording this hit single.

1955- Tutti Frutti

           Maybellene

1955- Rock Around The Clock

1954- That’s All Right Mama

1951- Rocket 88