eftychia: Me in kilt and poofy shirt, facing away, playing acoustic guitar behind head (cyhmn)
posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:24am on 2021-02-03

"According to one theory, punk rock all goes back to Ritchie Valens's 'La Bamba.' Just consider Valens's three-chord mariachi squawkup in the light of 'Louie Louie' by the Kingsmen, then consider 'Louie Louie' in the light of 'You Really Got Me' by the Kinks, then 'You Really Got Me' in the light of 'No Fun' by the Stooges, then 'No Fun' in the light of 'Blitzkrieg Bop' by the Ramones, and finally note that 'Blikskrieg Bop' sounds a lot like 'La Bamba.'" -- Lester Bangs, (b. 1948-12-14, d. 1982-04-30), "Protopunk: The Garage Bands", The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll, 1980

  • 1874-02-03 Gertrude Stein born
  • 1913-02-03 Sixteenth Amendment to US Constitution takes effect
  • 1959-02-03 The Day The Music Died; Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper die in plane crash
  • 1966-02-03 Soviet probe Lunik 9 makes first controlled landing on Moon

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