Babetude loves Rock 'n' Roll

I've liked entertainment stuff from the 50s and the 60s so much that some have said that I'm born in the wrong era. Well, the passion is really intense and for a long time now. I've really wanted to time travel too and go back in time. So I don't really blame them.

Or maybe I was a rock n roll star, an actor or artiste in Hollywood in my previous birth.

Well, it could be you know, considering the undying passion since childhood, despite being born in a small town, somewhere close to the Far East, a little over two decades ago... Hey, now don't tell me that I'm freaking you out guys. Just telling you all, what I feel sometimes:-)

I must tell you all that rock n roll just turns me on anytime, anyhwere.

I love to dance. I've done some Hindi film style dance and some Latin which I'm supposed to pursue further. But I do the twist and all sorts of retro steps even better.I love retro outfits.

Elvis,Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens et al- their music still rocks bigtime for me. I've never been a big fan of pop,hip hop or hard rock. And I'm mighty sure it's not so just for me.There are many others who feel the same about old school rock 'n' roll and there are enogh reasons for that.

The older folks would definitely still appreciate the music always for the nostalgia factor...


Elvis was indeed the king. A good actor- performer and a true blue entertainer.

Now listen to this lovely Buddy Holly song and you'll know what I mean. His talent was nipped in the bud but his legend lives on.Kudos.


When he was with his band members, they supported him really well. It's been more than 50 years since Holly left the world, but there are still many die hard fans who say that his music will make him live forever.

Then there was this super talented youngster Richard Steven Valenzuela better known as Ritchie Valens.

He hadn't lost his baby fat yet and was still in high school but destiny made him a huge star who could use his God given talent at a very young age. His raw beautiful voice sounded so honest, so deep, so true at an age when there weren't many ways to technically correct voices.

This guy's recording career lasted only eight months but he scored several hits during the period. He was an accomplished singer and guitarist who despite being left-handed, mastered the traditionally right-handed version of the instrument thanks to his eagerness.

He was really special in many other ways too. Here was a guy who was just a teenager but who knew how to truely love a woman. Check out the song 'O Donna' which was written and performed for his real life girlfriend Donna Fox. She's still known as Ritche's Donna and her personalized license plate reads "ODONNA".

The song and the lyrics beautifully bring out his talent and the earnesty in his voice.

And this was the guy who also made "La Bamba" popular. Now this was originally a Mexican folk song that he transformed with a rock rhythm and beat that became an instant hit and still is.

Here it from the pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement...


The movie La Bamba with Lou Diamond Philips( in his best role ever) chronicles this talented musician's life well and also talks about his mother's encouraging role in his career.


February 3, 1959, was a black day in the history of music, a day that took away three great musicians- Valens, The Big Bopper and Holly. It also reportedly led to the gradual decline of rock n roll( though the die hard fans keep it very much alive!)

It's said fans lined the streets and cried for days.

Don McLean with his popular ballad "American Pie" later immortalized February 3 the saddest day in rock history as "The Day the Music Died".

Don was then a young boy and a newspaper delivery boy.
Later he wrote:

"A long long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride(ref: Holly's widow María Elena Holly)
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died

So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Did you write the Book of Love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so
Do you believe in rock n' roll
Can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow...
"

Well, the real fans of rock n roll did do their bit well!