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1957

Buddy Holly - Paul McCartney - Split

The 1957 Buddy Holly riff Paul McCartney always wanted to figure out

A timeless riff…

Ben Forrest
Jul 11, 2026
Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

The classic 1957 track rejected by over 30 artists before going on to sell over a million copies

A tough sell.

Tom Phelan
Jul 8, 2026
What was ‘the day the music died’? Buddy Holly

“The worst song I’ve ever heard”: Buddy Holly, John Wayne, and an uncanny 1957 classic

Rock ‘n’ roll’s most fateful song?

Tom Taylor
Jun 30, 2026
Paul McCartney - 2026 - Mary McCartney - The Boys of Dungeon Lane

“I just love that song”: The 1957 American classic that convinced Paul McCartney to become a musician

“I swear, the blues had gone”.

Tom Taylor
Jun 4, 2026
Cary Grant claimed that he was "saved" by LSD

The movie that almost brought Cary Grant back from Hollywood exile: “We hope to do it”

A lost second act.

Jacob Simmons
May 30, 2026
Glenn Frey - 1970s - Musician - The Eagles

‘Old Black’: the 1957 Gibson Les Paul Glenn Frey fell in love with

His trusty axe…

Ben Forrest
May 26, 2026
John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin - 2007

“I was the one who listened”: the 1957 song that started John Paul Jones’ musical journey

A major influence.

Kelly Murphy
May 12, 2026
Jerry Garcia - Grateful Dead - Musician - Singer - Guitarist

“Really beautiful”: the 1957 pedal steel performance Jerry Garcia said no one has matched

A distinctive sound…

Ben Forrest
May 11, 2026
Jerry Lee Lewis - Musician

“No sin shall enter”: The 1957 hit Jerry Lee Lewis worried would send him to hell

The devil’s music.

Lucy Harbron
May 7, 2026
Brian Johnson - Singer - 1982

The 1957 song that changed AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson’s life

His life has never been the same since hearing it.

Joe Taysom
May 5, 2026
The movie scene François Truffaut called "an abuse of cinematic power"

‘Les Mistons’: the 1957 movie that started everything for François Truffaut

Life-changing.

Aimee Ferrier
May 5, 2026
Stevie Nicks - Jimmy Kimmel - 2024

The 1957 track that started Stevie Nicks’ musical journey: “The main song in my childhood”

“The main song in my childhood.”

Kelly Murphy
May 4, 2026

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