A New Star On The Walk Of Fame

This is great news for those of us old enough to remember this wonderful musician, singer and song-writer while he was alive, and I hope for younger music fans also. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced last week that a star will be placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the legendary Lubbock rock-and-roller Charles Hardin Holly -- better known to his millions of fans as Buddy Holly.

Holly was one of the biggest of the 1950s rock-and-roll stars, and still remains an inspiration and role model for many musicians. He, along with Richie Valens and The Big Bopper, was killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959 outside Clear Lake, Iowa (when he was only 22 years-old). This tragedy was commemorated by Don McLean in his famous song American Pie (where he referred to it as "the day the music died").

Holly was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, and has been rated as one of the "Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time" by Rolling Stone Magazine. Among his most famous songs are Peggy Sue, Not Fade Away, That'll Be The Day, Oh Boy! and True Love Ways.

Although Buddy Holly has already received many honors, I still think it's wonderful that he will now join other show business greats on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They are trying to arrange the ceremony for next September 7th, which would have been Holly's 75th birthday.