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Associated Press
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
BUDDY HOLLY: WORDS OF LOVE AVAILABLE IN STORES NATIONWIDE APRIL 8, 2025
Definitive tribute in partnership with Holly's widow María Elena Holly and The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation on sale today LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, April 8, 2025 / / -- The highly anticipated hardcover edition of Buddy Holly: Words Of Love, the definitive celebration of the iconic musician, songwriter, and rock and roll trailblazer, debuts worldwide on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Net proceeds from sales of the bookstore edition will benefit The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation which supports music education for promising songwriters. Widely available for purchase at retail stores and online, the release from Genesis Publications follows the previously announced limited edition Deluxe, Artluxe and Luthier collector's volumes of which only 559 were produced. All revenues from the special editions will benefit Teen Cancer America and Teenage Cancer Trust, the U.S. and U.K. non-profits founded by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. Created in partnership with The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation and Holly's widow, María Elena Holly, Buddy Holly: Words Of Love offers an unprecedented look into the beloved performer's life, music, and enduring legacy. The book features original cover art by Ronnie Wood and contains over 400 rare and archival items, including never-before-seen photographs, personal letters, handwritten notes, clothing, signature glasses, guitars, tour posters, recording agreements, and press cuttings. Conceived in 2017 from a conversation with Roger Daltrey, Words Of Love offers a previously unseen perspective on the artist behind the timeless music. More than 80 acclaimed musicians who cite Buddy Holly as a central influence on their own incredible careers, many of whom are ambassadors of The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, contributed to the 412-page book. Contributors include Holly's bandmates from the Crickets, Jerry 'JI' Allison and Sonny Curtis, and friends of Buddy – Paul Anka, Dion, Duane Eddy and Don Everly – alongside Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Emmylou Harris, Sir Brian May, Van Morrison, Dolly Parton, Robert Plant, Keith Richards, Ed Sheeran, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Pete Townshend and Ronnie Wood, among many more. Illustrating their text, each contributor has provided a handwritten dedication to Buddy, their own 'words of love.' The limited-edition collector's volumes feature a foreword by María Elena Holly and an introduction by esteemed music critic Greil Marcus. Numbered 1 to 500, the Deluxe edition is signed by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, quarter-bound in apple leather and cloth, with black and sonic blue foiling and gold page edging. Each Deluxe copy includes a photographic print of a previously unpublished portrait of Buddy Holly, plus an exclusive 7-inch vinyl pressing featuring two rare home recordings made by Holly. The retail launch announcement was celebrated in London on April 2 at the Orangery in Holland Park. Among the dignitaries, members of the British Parliament, celebrities and rock and roll legends joining Roger Daltrey and Ronnie Wood at the event were Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), John Lodge (Moody Blues), Jon Davison (Yes), Allan Clarke (the Hollies), rising English superstar Yungblud, Albert Lee, Robbie Furze (The Big Pink), Julian Lloyd Webber, Sir Tim Rice, Stella McCartney, Mike McCartney and numerous ambassadors of The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation. Words Of Love is more than just a book – it's a celebration of a musical pioneer whose impact continues to resonate. In addition to being widely available at retail throughout the U.S., Words Of Love will be sold through the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum online and retail stores. About The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation continues to preserve Buddy Holly's legacy. They focus on promoting his legendary music so that it continues to remain relevant and inspirational for future generations of fans and musicians. Their mission is to bring Buddy and María Elena Holly's dream of extending musical education, including songwriting, production, arranging, orchestration, and performance, to new generations regardless of income or ethnicity or learning levels. About Genesis Publications Genesis Publications was founded in 1974 in Britain as an independent publishing house true to the arts of printing and craftsmanship. Today, Genesis creates some of the world's most sought-after books for readers in 90 countries, with new authors in 2023 including Paul Weller, Chuck D and Def Leppard - see more at
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Custom made guitars created in Sioux Falls strike chord with buyers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Merriam-Webster dictionary lists Luthier as 'one who makes stringed musical instruments (such as violins or guitars)' It's a specialized skill that has been around for centuries. Inside J Rieck Music in Sioux Falls, you will find guitars of all makes and Fender, Martin, but a few of them are special, like this one owned by Jeff Schwebach. 'I mean I just love the whole aspect of it, there is something about it, that you know when you pick up a really good guitar. That really good guitar was made right here in Sioux Falls in Josh Rieck's workshop. 'You use heat and moisture to bend wood soften of the ligament and you can make the wood malleable,' Rieck said holding a piece of formed wood. Rieck takes pieces of wood… 'Honduran Rosewood and this will have an Engelmann spruce top on it, he said. And slowly builds an instrument. The process involves a lot of shaping, sanding and gluing. Rieck says the type of wood used in building the guitar can determine how it will sound and look. He is using Koa wood from Hawaii in his next project. 'Not all Koa is figured but a lot of the stuff we use is figured, said Rieck. Tom: Oh, my it's almost got a 3-D effect to it. 'And that comes from the grain of the wood actually going like this while it's growing,' said Rieck. So that's what you are seeing is the whole tree would have this kind of ripple in the grain of the wood.' After running it through the sander multiple times, Josh wets the piece of Koa wood to show us what the finished product will look like. 'You can see the grain really pops,' said Rieck. Rieck has always loved music and art, throw in a little science and math and you've got a modern day luthier. 'Now I do 3D modeling and CNC programming but also love working with my hands with chisels and plains all of that I mean there is the science of sound, the acoustics of it, there is like the structural engineering component of it,' said Rieck. Whatever that combination is, Rieck has found it, 'Well as you guys heard the sustain is crazy on it,' said Chris Beyer. Beyer, considered one of the best guitarists around says Rieck's guitars are precise and easy to play. 'Now the tuning that I have, this is is an open tuning and it's really low so if it happened to be even slightly off on the fingerboard you can really hear it,' said Beyer. 'With this, even when you fret it, it still keeps its intonation up and down its neck the other thing that is cool is having that sound port up here.' The sound port is Rieck's signature design. Someone can look at the guitar and tell who made it. Jeff Schwebach owns two of Rieck's handmade guitars. 'And you can say that's the top I want that's the back I want. And then the different grains and everything are beautiful as well, for example on this one mahogany, and you can see that grain and it's the coloring its beautiful, and not only that it sounds. Every wood is going to sound differently as well and that's the fun of having a custom-built guitar is you can pick it,' said Schwebach. Rieck has been building and repairing guitars for 20 years, he plans to keep going for another 20. 'There's just never-ending avenue to explore, and we can always learn and there is room to be creative in all of it. I think that's what really keeps me going,' said Rieck. Rieck's ultimate goal is to use technology to streamline a labor-intensive process and make building custom guitars more affordable. Something that would no doubt strike a chord with customers like Schwebach. 'There is such a difference in a good hand-built guitar,' said Schwebach. 'You can't explain, you hear it as a player, you feel it, and I think Josh is going to be one of those premier builders. In case you were wondering, the cost of one of Rieck's handmade guitars starts at around $7,500. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
