@@StuMarston...Stu...neither have I heard Buddy speak...don't know why. I am always hearing. Mick Jagger talk, even though he is worthless . Buddy"s. " Rave On " is one of the. BEST rock songs of all time and still sounds " Modern" today.!! Note - Dick Clark turned out to be huge jerk.
For those who are hearing Buddy's voice for the first time. Watch Buddy's and The Cricketts performance on the ed sullivan show. The group was on there twice. The first time Buddy speaks quite a bit, talking about all the band members and Texas. Second performance, ed sullivan had Buddy's guitar amp turned down. Buddy keeps trying during the performance to turn up the volume on his guitar. Mr ed was not a nice person. You can check that out for yourself. Thankfully, we still have the music.
He'a only 22 here and already laid down the foundation to stimulate the greatest bands in the world. He was so ahead of his time and forged a totally new sound
Both unique icons! Sam with that melodic serene voice and Buddy with his outstanding guitar riffs and such fantastic song writing. Rockabilly and Rock and the music world lost two pioneers whose music will always stand out.
I can remember as a 13 year old boy breaking my heart on hearing Buddy had died, just like the Don McLean record. I remember exactly where I was and can picture the whole scenario. I think it has affected the rest of my life. The music still sends me into a nostalgic mood. Can't imagine he used to drag Jerry Lee Lewis out of bars to make the next appearance on the show. He was no fool! Love him.
Buddy turned 22 on Sept 7, 1958 so sadly he had less than five months to live at the most when he did this interview. Such a short life but he sure accomplished a lot.
I am convinced that if he had not died in that plane crash, that Buddy would've gone on to much greater things. He was so much more than just a songwriter and performer. He probably would've made an impact on the music world as a producer, and perhaps even had his own label (I think that I saw somewhere that he actually was planning to do that). His impact on music today would be even more profound than what it has been.
Buddy Holly died the same year I was born. My father had the Buddy Holly story LP from that moment I was hooked had tried to find as much material on body through the years. I’m so sad that the three of them went so early in their career. It would’ve been nice to see how far they would’ve achieved in the music world, they will not be forgotten as far as I am concerned. Rest in peace guys.
Imagine this: Feb. 1959: Plane does not crash in Iowa. 1959-1964: Buddy Holly continues solo career, performing both rock and increasingly complex pop music. He records songs with Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson. 1964: Beatles arrive in America. 1964-68: Buddy Holly continues solo career, taking inspiration from Beatles,Dylan. 1968-69: Buddy Holly makes guest appearances on albums by Dylan,Elvis and the Beatles. September 1969: John Lennon decides to leave the Beatles. Buddy Holly, 32, is in London writing songs with Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Hmmmm ...
I've been to Lubbock especially to see the Holley family grave...as a fan...and then a couple years ago my wife tells me Buddy came to Chesterfield UK (where we live) and there was a picture of him outside where she worked...I couldn't believe it and looked it up thinking 'nah, there's no way that's true!'...but there he was in the photo walking right past her shop just like she said...Look it up...I was blown away!
In 1968 the band I played with drove from Albuquerque to Clovis New Mexico to record a single at the Norman Petty studio, where Buddy Holly had recorded. Norman was an amazing man, and his studio was a storehouse of memorabilia from his years of recording the legends of early rock n roll. After our session he showed us photos of The Fireballs, Roy Orbison, George Tomsco, and of course, Buddy Holly, all in the studio we had just recorded in. He then pulled a reel of one inch tape out of a cabinet, put it on a machine, and said, "Here are some songs that Buddy Holly recorded on a tape recorder that I let him take home. It's just him and his guitar, but they are so clean that I am going to produce them and release them, then I'm going to retire on what I make from them." The only song I remember hearing was "Love is Strange," and it was perfect and full of energy. In the background you could hear his young wife humming along as she came in and out of the room. There were about six tunes on the tape, and it was clear that Norman treasured them. He spoke very glowingly about Buddy Holly, and about how tragic it was that he died so young and full of promise. Norman's studio is still there, a monument to his amazing career.
I saw Buddy Holly life in Liverpool when I was 10 years of age, 1958. Later I was known as an expert on his life and music. I direct you to the best biography written by John Goldrosen. In fact, Norman Petty forced Holly to go on the Winter tour, as he kept Holly's money. He als had his name as co-writer under songs he never participated in, In fact he was a 2 faced bastard. Common saying of his later recording studio is "The house Holly build"
@@cirrus1964 Well, it was a bit more complicated than that. Norman gave Buddy unlimited studio time off the clock. Considering Buddy had just gone nowhere with Owen Bradley in Nashville, it's easy to understand why Buddy traded his publishing in exchange (as it turned out, a terrible deal for Buddy, when his songs began to catch on). Cutting Norman in on songwriting credits was a normal practice in the '50s. Alan Freed did it, George Goldner at Roulette and Dick Clark did it. They were the ones assuming the most risk, if the record stiffed. If a "Norman Petty" was responsible for the production and “sound” of a Million Seller - WHY should he merely settle for a couple hundred dollars in studio time for his contributions, while the singer-songwriter walks away with, say, $50,000 gross (in 1950s money)? As for Norman withholding Buddy's royalties - that was a real messy situation. Buddy wanted to leave Norman. The Crickets wanted to stay with him - and it ended up splitting up the band in October 1958. Sounds like John Fogerty's problems with Creedence and Saul Zaentz at Fantasy Records. Not justifying Norman - as he was definitely getting the upper hand in his dealings with Buddy. Welcome to the Music Industry.
And, of course, "The Buddy Holly Story" featuring Gary Busey as Buddy, omits any mention of Norman Petty and the Clovis studios. I had a private tour of the studios in 2009...what a incredible experience!
@@cirrus1964 I am sorry that I never got the chance to see Buddy Holly, and Liverpool in 1958 must have been quite a musical culture to be a part of. I will look for the book by John Goldersen as per your suggestion. I shared my reminiscence mostly because it remains very strong in my memory...it is really my only association with Buddy Holly. By the time I met Norman Petty at his studio the musical scene I was associated with had moved on from Buddy Holly and his era, though there was a good deal of local pride that he had an association with our state. The Fireballs continued to be very popular in our area for a long time into the sixties, and I associated them more with Norman than Buddy Holly. The session that we did spawned two singles, one of which is on youtube: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7EFlyApHvJA.html I laugh now when I hear it, you must trust me that I improved a great deal over the course of my career. I was the singer on this cut, and primitive and over-cooked as it was, it had some regional exposure and propelled us to some touring with some of the A list bands of the time, Three Dog Night, Blood Sweat and Tears, The Five Americans, (Western Union,) The Music Machine, (Talk Talk,) and the earliest incarnation of Alice Cooper, a band called The Spiders. One of the aspects that I remember about Norman's studio was the fact that he would not allow you to use your own amps, keyboards or drumset, and everything was fastened to the floor. You could only use your instrument, none of your own effects, (there weren't many then,) and he would control every aspect of the sound. I was amazed that this recording was out there....Thanks for your reply to my comment, I hope all is well with you!
What a loss this man was to the music industry, all those unwritten song's he took with him, not forgetting Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. Sir Paul McCartney thought highly of him that's why he now owns his music catalogue... along with many others !!!!
I love Buddy Holley. His music still feels fresh and I’ve been listening to it since I was five!! And now my 3 Children listen to him too. Jack Edward (named after Eddie Cochran) Emily Scarlet and Charles Benjamin (named after my main man Buddy himself)
If you look up him and his group performing That'll be the Day and Peggy Sue, on the Ed Sullivan show in 1957, you might come across Ed having a quick Q&A chat with Buddy. Probably the only visual version there is of Holly speaking. Rest are just radio interviews.
Great to hear the great Buddy Holly! So young, so musically influential, and who knows what The Beatles would've called themselves had there not have been Buddy's Crickets... You will "Not Fade Away," Buddy. Ever...
It’s absolutely incredible what he was able to accomplish at the tender age of 22. Buddy will always be one of the greatest icons of the rock and roll world! RIP Buddy, Ritchie and “the Big Bopper” JP Richardson and the pilot Roger Peterson. Early morning, February 3rd, 1959 is surely one of the most tragic days in the history of music.
In this clip, Holly mentioned That'll Be The Day as being the Crickets' first single, which it was. However, he had recorded a bit prior to the release of that 45. He had an album on Decca, pre-Crickets. And he also did some work with Bob Montgromery, which eventually saw release on the album, Holly In The Hills. One of the absolute masters.
They were still so new and fresh when Dick Clark interviewed them. And those accents! I’m from Midland, Texas and went to college at Texas Tech in Lubbock.
People use the word “legend” for all and sundry…but Buddy Holly is the genuine article …..and echoes of his soul are heard in all the greats of rock music that followed.
Oh! When Buddy starts speaking I thought of Woody Harrelson as Woody in Cheers! If Harrelson would've played Buddy in the early 90s I think that would've been spot on! Anyway, great to hear the voice of this legend! Thanks!
Fate dealt us a devastating blow when it took Buddy Holly. We can only imagine what might have been. RIP Buddy and thank you for leaving us with the songs you penned in your all too short life. Sigh…
It’s been said that the few people who’ve listened to The Velvet Underground all formed their own bands. Well, people who listened to Buddy Holly in the 50s formed the GREATEST bands ever! His life was cut short, but he’s the ultimate example of ‘seminal’.
I Loved his music and we use to do quite a few of his songs in the 50s and 60s. The one I can't find is "someone really loves you"or maybe the title is" thats when your life begins". I'm still trying to find them, God Bless Buddy and what he left us RIP Mr Holly
I always wondered what Buddy would have done had he lived even another 10 years. Would he have grown out his hair, turned up his Strat loud and distorted and embraceed the rock trends of the 60s ? Maybe he'd have been leading the way and creating his own trends. Would he have gotten into psychedelics ? Maybe he'd have turned to hard driving country music with an original and unique sound like Waylon did . Maybe he'd have dug the folk music of Dylan and Baez and Joni Mitchell and gone that direction. I personally think he'd have continued to be an innovator of rock music and his influence would be even greater than it already is. Its just fun to think and wonder about
To just be one of those lucky people who managed to get to the *autograph table and meet this amazing rock n roll artist and his friends...what an experience that must have been! As sad as it is that Buddy Holly was taken so prematurely, he made enough music to inspire many generations! In my eyes, Buddy is as big as The Beatles and Elvis ❤
What a genius, the greatest loss in Rock'n'Roll..to think that every one of the amazing songs he wrote were composed by the time he was TWENTY TWO years old! At the time of his death, he was on a hot streak, recordings demos at home all the time, later issued in overdubbed form. I often wonder what gems he would have come up with if he'd had just one more year? Even six months... one month...a week?! Also fun to speculate how his career would have progressed in the 60s and 70s. Definitely more composition and more production for others: crossovers and collaborations with the Brit Invasion acts who loved his music: continuation of his work with black and R'n'B musicians: occasional forays back into his country roots, possibly pioneering country-rock; maybe the odd stab at acting; dipping a toe into psychedelia; getting more introspective in a singer-songwriter vein; almost certainly not dabbling in glam-rock; Disco Buddy! Disc jockeying, Oldies tours, Autobiography, Drug problems, Redemption? Who knows? What I do know is the world would have been a FAR better place with Buddy Holly in it....
Perhaps a Creedence style group would've been implemented with hints of the stones in there especially since buddy strongly influenced their beginnings, or perhaps a less politically and or opinionated version of Lennon? I do know that Steve Marriott once pretended to be buddy holly as a young lad prior to the hard Rock groups so who knows, or maybe he would've progressed to be similar to Waylon Jennings with a Waylon and buddy album instead of Waylon and Willie?
A supergroup is a band made up of musicians who were in successful bands previously. It really has nothing to do with the success of the group itself. Some supergroups are practically unknown. Bad Co. Humble Pie , Asia , The Firm , Temple of the Dog are a few which had success
