My song of the day is "Heartbeat," one of my favorite songs by the talented and ill-fated Buddy Holly. The pioneering rock legend released this tune in 1958. He died one year later at the age of 19 in the same plane crash that claimed the lives of other noted rockers including Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
The tragic event became known as the Day the Music Died, which was referred to in Don McClean's elegiac "American Pie." While Buddy Holly's passing is sad, he left behind a catalogue of music that is upbeat, unforgettable and in many ways quite modern in sound.
—Sarah Torribio
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