1) Buddy Holly was an influential American musician and singer-songwriter in the 1950s who helped pioneer the rock and roll genre. 2) He learned guitar and singing from his siblings and was influenced by gospel, country, and rhythm and blues. He began performing locally in 1952 and formed a band called "Buddy and Bob" the following year. 3) In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley three times and shifting his style to rock and roll, Holly signed a contract with Decca Records with help from a Nashville scout.

1. MUSIC
CHOICE
HELK PRODUCTIONS

2. BUDDY HOLLY-
NOT FADE AWAY

3. BUDDY HOLLY
Charles Hardin Holley who is also known as Buddy Holly,
was an American musician and singer-songwriter who was a
central figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He learned to play a
guitar and to sing alongside his siblings. His style was
influenced by gospel music, country music and rhythm and
blues acts. He made his first appearance on local television
in 1952, and the following year he formed the group "Buddy
and Bob" with his friend Bob Montgomery. In 1955, after
opening for Elvis Presley, Holly decided to pursue a career in
music. He opened for Presley three times that year; his
band's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock
and roll. In October that year, when he opened for Bill Haley
& His Comets, Holly was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie
Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records.

4. RICHARD CHARACTER
Richard is a happy character which is always jolly we wanted
to reflect this in the song choice as we didn’t want to pick a
song which was released this decade as Richard’s age range
is 50-60. we chose a song which is something Richard would
have listened to in his childhood, and the song ‘Not Fade
Away’ was released in the 1957 and we felt that the song
would fit the characters personality and his traits

5. WHY ?
We chose the song ‘ Not fade away’ which was sung and
released by Buddy Holly in 1957, we felt that this song would
fit Richards personality. Richard is a friendly person and we
wanted to reflect the idea of Richard being friendly in the
song. Buddy Holly’s ‘Not fade away’ is a jolly, up-beat song.
One particular lyric within the song stood out and we thought
could relate to Richard’s situation “ you’re gonna give your
love to me”, the person Buddy Holly is referring to is
someone he loves, and Richard is married and he would
think of his wife while singing a long to this song.