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Tag: Buddy Holly

May 13, 2021 Music Reviews

Music Reviews: ‘Peter Stampfel’s 20th Century in 100 Songs,’ plus Steve Goodman and Buddy Holly’s Crickets

Longtime folk-music eccentric Peter Stampfel delivers a song for every year from 1901 to 2000. Plus, previously unreleased Steve Goodman demos and star-studded readings of Buddy Holly classics.

February 27, 2019 Music Reviews

Music Reviews: Robin Lane & the Chartbusters, plus Abigail Lapell and Buddy Holly

A new anthology offers a fresh opportunity to get acquainted with new wave rocker Robin Lane. Plus, a terrific CD from folksinger Abigail Lapell and Buddy Holly with strings.

November 26, 1993 Music Reviews

Music Review: ‘The Buddy Holly Collection’

“Rock and roll’s been going downhill ever since Buddy Holly died,” said “John Milner,” a character in the film American

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April 24, 1974 Music Reviews

Music Review: Hits Permeate the ‘American Graffiti’ Soundtrack

Though the American Graffiti film is set in 1962, this soundtrack contains only a few songs from that year, such

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