NPR and SoundCloud Stream have teamed up to produce Rave On Buddy Holly, an allstar tribute honoring the legendary pop icon Buddy Holly on his 75th birthday. The tribute, “an impressively diverse collection of takes on the innocence of another era,” says NPR jockeys, features performances by Cee Lo Green, Kid Rock, Paul McCartney, She & Him, Patti Smith, Fiona Apple, The Black Keys, Lou Reed, Nick Lowe and more.
NPR.org is providing a ‘First Listen’ of the full album stream of ‘Rave On Buddy Holly,’ which will hit the streets Tuesday, June 28th on Fantasy Records / Concord Music Group.
You can also listen to it here:
The early reviews are in, and ‘Rave On’ has inspired press to do just that. In an 8-out-of-10-star review, SPIN described Cee Lo’s take on “(You’re So Square) Baby, I Don’t Care” as “so good it’ll give you hiccups.”
Rolling Stone praised the “giant sundae” of a tribute album, calling McCartney’s take on “It’s So Easy” “awesomely batsh*t.”