American Songwriter

On This Day in 1964, a Buddy Holly Cover Puts the Rolling Stones on the American Charts for the First Time

On this day (July 18), the Rolling Stones appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with “Not Fade Away.” The track peaked at No. 48. While they had already seen some chart success in the ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1964, The Rolling Stones Recorded the Buddy Holly Cover That Officially Introduced Them to an American Audience

Precious few rock bands are still going strong after six decades. But then again, precious few rock bands are the Rolling Stones. However, in January 1964, the Londoners were still trying to find ...

How Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away' became a classic 7 years after its release

Once a B-side, The Rolling Stones' cover of the now-iconic song was the beginning of a watershed moment in music, both for ...