Post by Deleted on May 14, 2018 6:35:35 GMT
It depends on who you ask. I think there is no denying how influential he was to the genre and his success helped take Rock & Roll to the top but there are a lot of other artists that don't get acknowledged as much as they should for their role. Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry and the Everly Brothers are examples of that and John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr all said at various times if it wasn't for Buddy Holly the Beatles wouldn't have existed and Brian Wilson has said the Everly Brothers was a major influence for the Beach Boys with their harmonies. 