Glad you are honoring Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper today. There is a "sequel" to this song - "Peggy Sue Got Married" (which inspired a movie by the same name). Buddy Holly was influential to many artists including The Beatles (whose name was inspired by Holly's band name, The Crickets), the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton, The Hollies (who named their band in his honor), Elvis Costello, Elton John...the list goes on. For the short time he spent on this earth (he was 22, and a newlywed, when he died), he had a HUGE impact on rock & roll. Most of his songs have been covered by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Blondie, Blink-182 & Florence & the Machine, just to name a few. Y'all have definitely got to check out more of his songs. I'd suggest you also check out his songs "Everyday", "Words of Love", "Rave On", "It's So Easy", "Not Fade Away", "Oh Boy" & "Maybe Baby".
The movie Peggy Sue Got Married was filmed at my high school my senior year. I wasn't in it, but most of our drama department kids were in the background scenes.
Buddy Holly is always a great choice. If you get a chance, check out his "Rave On." Because of its powerful, driving guitars, it's often lumped with Eddie Cochran's music ("Summertime Blues," "Come On Everybody"). Some say songs like these were an extremely early precursor to the "metal" sound that came along later. "Rave On" is a jam. Many artists have covered it, including John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen. Rolling Stone ranked it as one of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."
You're right Jennifer. He was an inspiration for the rock bands in the 60's and 70's like the Kinks. He was one of the first to use downpicking which made that unique sound. Metallica, for example, used The Kinks al lot to learn how to make a great riff. Funny enough James Hetfield is one of the greatest downpicking rhythm guitar players.
The Beatles named themselves as a play off Buddy Holly's "Crickets" (an insect theme).....but that shows you how much The Beatles respected the work and genius of Buddy Holly!
@@bobwhite894 no it’s not rumors. McCartney even said they named themselves the Beatles after hollys band the crickets. They even did covers of some of his songs
He came here to the UK in 1958. AT the concert in Liverpool, all the beatles, gerry and the pacemakers and people who formed almost every merseybeat group were there to see how he did it. The beatles covered quite a few of his songs when playing in Hamburg before they made it big.
That show in London defined R&R and how bands play music. Everyone who became huge, points at this concert as a defining moment. They never heard that much sound from a 4 person band.
Thanks for keeping the music & memories alive. Glad that you are doing some more of Buddy Holly's music. He was one of the early pioneers of 1950's rock & roll. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm & blues acts. He wrote a lot of songs during his short life & did some great covers too such as "Maybe Baby", "Raining In My Heart", "Listen To me", "Bo Diddley", "Everyday", "Oh, Boy!", "Not Fade Away", "Rave On", "Well All Right", "It Doesn't Matter To Me", "It's So Easy", "True Love Ways" etc.
Buddy Holly was not only a great songwriter and performer, but he was a great innovator when it came to recording...he use direct-in instrument parts to acheive a clarity in his music...listen close in the rhythm guitar track, and you can hear his pick strokes, it was so clean. Before him and Les Paul, virtually no one did overdubs, they just recorded all at once, and tried for a good version
Very perceptive, Amber, about the guitar sound influencing the Beach Boys. Buddy recorded Peggy Sue (and other songs) at the Norman Petty Studio in Clovis, New Mexico (my hometown) where other acts, like the Fireballs, also recorded. The early guitar sound of Buddy Holly and also the Fireballs (e.g., in songs like "Torquay") was definitely influential in what became the "surf sound" that the Beach Boys are known for.
When you start reacting to movies, definitely check out "The Buddy Holly Story" from 1978. Great performances and really gives you a feeling of the time period.
I came to say the same. Great bio- pic! And how amazing Gary Busey playing Buddy!! People be like Gary Busey WTF?! Yes Gary Busey is perfect as Buddy Holly and doing his own singing too!
No. It's so inaccurate. No brothers of Buddy Holly and where is Jerry Allison, Joe B Mauldin and Nikki Sullivan? It was nothing true about his real like story.
Came out in September 1957. Holly's style of singing has often been referred to as the "hiccup" technique. The Beatles name was supposedly influenced by Holly's bandmates, the Crickets.
Yep. I saw an interview with Paul McCartney acknowledging the name was influenced by The Crickets. According to Paul, the Beatles were huge Buddy Holly fans.
YES! Rave On is rocking. Olie Vee is cool too. The Beatles named themselves after insects because of the Crickets. Buddy Holly originally named this after his niece Cindi Lou but the drummer Jerry Allison talked him into changing it to Peggy Sue.
All of the Bands from the 60s and 70s will always pay tribute to the early pioneers of Rock and Roll like Elvis, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Chuck Berry. They started Rock and Roll. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, even Led Zeppelin talk about the fact that without these guys, there would be no rock and Roll. Thanks guys
Rob Squad Reactions, Buddy was a HUGE influence on many people, particularly The British Invasion. When John Lennon and Paul McCartney were starting out, what turned them on primarily was not only the material, but the fact that he wrote his own material. The Hollies, Rolling Stones, Peter & Gordon and many more. Paul McCartney owns the publishing rights to Buddy Holly's material. How's that for devotion? Try Buddy's "Down The Line". A real rocker.
Gary Busey was great in the film. Great movie, but unfortunately most of the film is made up. Try to find the documentary film made by Paul McCartney, “The Real Buddy Holly Story”.
@Lauren Lewis Actually David Hunter is correct, sort of. Though it is not fact, as far as I know, it is widely accepted that The Beatles were fans of Buddy Holly and the Crickets and decided on The Beetles to have an insect name like the Crickets. The A was adopted to make it The Beatles as in a musical beat. Another theory is the name came from a Marlon Brando film, The Wild One which featured a gang called the Beetles.
Love Buddy Holly. His voice "hiccups" are legendary as was how low he could go. Have a listen to Dearest next.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OChZKkcN2Wo.html
One of Buddy's best friends was a young disc jockey and fellow musician named Waylon Jennings. Buddy even got Waylon his first recording gig and brought him on his last tour as his bass player... nevermind that Waylon had never played bass before. When Waylon lost his seat on the airplane in a coin toss, Buddy jokingly said that he hoped Waylon's bus freezes up again, Waylon clapped back saying that he hoped Buddy's plane crashes. He never got over the guilt of his last words to his friend. Waylon of course became a hugely successful country singer, and often played his friend's songs.
@@bobwhite894 I've seen the well known crash photos, but you don't really see much. The photos are grainy, black & white, and the bodies are quite far from the camera, to the point where you can make out they're people in winter clothes lying on a snow covered field, but not much more to discern than that. I have read the autopsy reports and the injuries sustained were certainly brutal and I for one am glad I haven't seen a clearer image of any of the dead.
The GRANDfather of modern Rock and rockabilly music. Buddy is hero to the biggest name stars who came after him. He also innovated things like multitracking. Amazing that he did so much at 22rs old. R.I.P.
This is just a small example of his influence but his songs were covered by a lot of artists like Fade Away-The Rolling Stones, It’s So Easy and That’ll be The Day- Linda Ronstadt. John Lennon name The Beatles in honor of the Crickets. The Hollies got their name from his last name
I think Buddy originally wanted to call the song "Cindy Lou" but the drummer, Jerry Allison, suggested using his girlfriend's name Peggy Sue Gerron. They had broken up, and Jerry thought this would win her back! Buddy gave in. "Peggy Sue" was released September 20,1957, one week to the day after I was born! Give "Maybe Baby" a listen. It has an Oklahoma connection. Buddy recorded it in a hangar at Tinker AFB, just up the road from y'all in Midwest City. The hiccup was a Buddy Holly trademark.
Drummer Jerry Allison is actually playing what are known as paradiddles on the entire drum kit, but he has the snares on the snare drum turned off, and he doesn't use his high hats or cymbals. He's also hitting all four beats of the bar on the bass drum. You can see his playing style on the Ed Sullivan Show performance.
Buddy Holly was one of the most influential, pioneering musicians in early rock history, in his brief career... The guitar solo in this was, and is hailed as pioneering because he used full chords and strummed the notes, instead of plucking individual strings.. He was an absolute genius. John Lennon said "True Love Ways" just might be the most beautiful song ever recorded... High praise from the guy who wrote "Across the Universe"...
A day which probably changed music history. All three were up and comers and could have had significant careers. Glad you are honoring all three today.
So innovative and influential. To think Buddy Holly was an influence on people like the Beatles who went on to influence so many others. Truly a ground breaker!
All deaths are sad but the loss to the industry when Buddy Holly was taken is immeasurable. The processes he was working on and he was developing make me wonder where he would have gone, had he lived. You should have a listen to a track like “Well …All Right”. That is a song that sounds like it could have been recorded in the 70s …Not the 50s. In fact Santana covered it in the 70s and although done in Santana’s trademark guitar sound, Holly’s production quality is as good as the track recorded 20 years later…
You hit the nail on the head. I think Buddy Holly songs are timelessly contemporary sounding to me because their influence is all over the place, vocals, drums, guitar, upbeat fun rock!.
Buddy Holly was the first musical genius. The Beatles absolutely idolized him for many reasons. Paul McCartney said they loved him because he was the first rocker to write his own songs, and played his own guitar. John Lennon loved him because he wore glasses. John was blind as a bat, but was too ashamed to wear his glasses..
That's the great Jerry Allison on drums. I think he was only 19 at the time. There's an interview with him on RU-vid where he said the drum pattern he's playing is a very basic, straightforward paradiddle on the floor tom. The sound engineer then put it through an echo chamber and manually raised and lowered the volume to get that rolling fade in and out.
The "twangy" sound of the lead guitar was something new with the electric guitar. This was some of the first music to experiment by different placement of the pickups and doing little electrical things to change the sounds.
This is a great song by one of the originals! For female Friday please check out Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris as Trio, doing “High Sierra”. Thanks. 🌺✌️
Amber, you are so perceptive! Buddy invented so many things that became rock and roll staples. Even the standard four-piece band lineup. Before he died, he was starting to produce other artists, as well. If you listen to more of his music, you'll see how different each song is, all due to his intentional choices. And he died at 22 years old! He is a giant figure in music history and he did it all in about 3 years.
All that GREAT MUSIC and Buddy left us at the age of 22. Stones, Beatles, so many admired him and were influenced by him. Amazing. You might want to watch the movie The REAL Buddy Holly Story done by Paul McCartney. Maybe one day y'all can react to his EVERYDAY --OMG. Check out the REAL BUDDY HOLLY STORY 10/10
To think that Buddy Holly lost his life in 1959 at the age of 22/3...he was so young and imagine what he could've achieved if he had lived a full life.
Buddy Holly had 2 recording contracts at the same time. Some songs were listed as Buddy Holly, and on the other label as The Crickets but once they heard the singers voice, no one was fooled
He was a muscial genius and died at age 22 in a plane crash It was about a 3 drum kit......Look at the Movie THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY with Gary Busey singing the songs himself and the drummer Don Stroud and the bass player Charles Martin Smith all played their own music....if you want to see what they did....watch this movie...Gary got an oscar nomination
Buddy Holly was the 1st real innovator of rock music everyone after him used his examples to make their own sounds, among the many artists that claim him as their influence was Linda ronstadt and the beetles.
Early in the first season of Quantum Leap there is a young Buddy Holly character who is trying to write this song as PIGGY SUEY. And at the end Sam (Scott Bakula) helps him make the lyrics work with his music better by suggesting it be Peggy Sue instead. I'm a huge Buddy Holly fan.
No no no. This one you need to have some info on. He basically invented having a band. Read that again. The whole set up of guitarist, drummer, bass...that is Buddy. He wrote his own songs, also unheard of. He is the greatest rock and roller of all time. He did his own arrangements. Used classical instruments in his music. All new. This song you can't just listen to and go...oh, that sounds old. Buddy was the master that influenced everyone after. I mean everyone. The Beatles idolized Buddy and copied his band structure and the idea of writing their own songs. Buddy died at 22. He was the very first person inducted into the newly created Rock and Roll hall of fame.
By April of 1955 Elvis had a drummer --D.J. Fontana. And from the start he had Bill on the bass. Scotty was on lead guitar. Buddy was not original in that respect.
The song was originally called Cindy Lou until Buddy Holly's drummer Jerry Allison got him to change the name to Peggy Sue the name of Jerry's girlfriend and future wife And as far as the drums in the song it features paradiddles all the way through if you're not familiar with paradiddles it's a basic pattern of drumming consisting of four even strokes played in the order left right left left or right left right right which was played all the way through from start to finish. As a side note, the word paradiddle is an onomatopoeia, why because that is what it sounds like when your sticking consists of two single strokes and one double stroke
The drums on this are so amazing. The story I heard is that the producer just wasn't happy with anything the drummer came up with, so after a few rejected tries, Buddy told the drummer, "Just play a paradiddle," which is a practice pattern. It gave the song such manic energy! Drumming like this became the centerpiece of a lot of surf rock songs. For a REALLY different Buddy Holly sound, try 'Everyday'.
The buddy Holly story starring Gary Busey will give you an idea of his story telling abilities and his innovative spirit. The last time you guys did Richie valenz the video was a movie starring Lou diamond Phillips hopefully the one you do today will actually be Richie himself to get a idea of his real sound.
Luka....by Suzanne Vega. It's a must for Female Friday. If for no other reason the title but Suzanne has a tremendous voice and this was a big hit for her.
@@evanbirnholz2803 I agree. The subject matter will be tough. But once they are exposed to Suzanne Vega maybe they can move on to Tom's Diner to see a lighter side of her.
Actually he does have one mellow song that was very popular called True Love Ways. There's a lot of great Buddy Holly songs. He was one of the early pioneers of rock and roll, and no sooner than when he was right in the middle of it that his life was over.
The summer of 1955 in Texas was pivotal for three aspiring singers. Roy Orbison, Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Holly were wiped out seeing Elvis in action for the first time. It left a deep imprint on their music.
Paul McCartney did a documentary called "The REAL Buddy Holly Story", where he did interviews with people who were actually there and close to Buddy (including his brothers and band members)...very well done! Pay no mind to the Gary Busey movie, as McCartney said "it was good for a lot of laughs but hardly the truth..."
Waylon Jennings gave his seat on the plane that day to J.P. Richardson (the Big Bopper) and Tommy Allsup and Richie Valens tossed a coin to see who would get to go on the flight, Valens won the coin toss. Crazy to think about how fate strikes.
For another fast-paced drum song, try “Wipeout” by The Safaris. Listening to the drum beat, you can tell that they got some inspiration from this song.
I truly believe that if he had lived, Buddy Holly would have given Elvis Presley a run for his money as being The King of Rock and Roll! He was one of THE Pioneers of Rock music! RIP Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper!!
As I understand it when this song was originally made it was done in a garage and it was a one-shot deal as it was expensive to make a recording. After it was finished, they all heard a weird noise in the background but of cores they could not redo it so it was sent to the radio station with the noise just barely audible in the background. It was a Cricket thus how the band got their name.
Thank you so much for doing this tribute to the amazing people that sadly died in that plane crash 63 years ago today. I hope they know that The Music did not die with them that day, cos people like you guys, and us in some small way are keeping it alive. 💙🖤❤🎤🎼🎶🇺🇸🇬🇧
He was experimenting with tones sound that is the only way i can put it ! Before he passed Buddy Holly was producing his music and adding violins and other instruments. Things no one had done1This is also what the Beatles took from his legacy! Listen to Holly's greatest hits each song has it's own sound different sound! He was writing his own music! Thank you!
The effect this day had goes beyond what we even remember. Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on the plane, something he hated talking about, but here’s a link to an interview he did many years later: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZgoeQAoPWaU.html
Van Halen “Little Guitars” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6umKShwSVQA.html “Mean Street” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U2R2KXNQR1M.html “Ice cream man” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sL9ZwmkooBA.html “Best of Both Worlds” LIVE ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yZ7ywrl5oMo.html “Right Now” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r-aqMOBtNh4.html
There's a big party going on at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa tonight and through the weekend. This was the last venue where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper performed and near where their plane crashed. The Winter Dance Party tribute has been happening the first weekend in February every year since 1979. Don McClean will be featured this year singing "American Pie". People attend this event from all over the country and the world. If anyone's interested, the Surf Ballroom has a website with several photos and info. It's been preserved as it was back in the '50s. Cool place!
He would add a mic in front of his electric guitar, so you could still hear the pick across the strings, it gave it an extra warm sound like an acoustic. *edited to add Fade away is a must hear song.
That's what an electric guitar sounds like without distortion... don't hear that a lot today. Hell, they were distorting electric guitars since the bluesmen in the 40s. Very old school and awesome.
"Rock n' Roll's been going downhill ever since Buddy Holly died." - John Milner in AMERICAN GRAFITTI, a movie directed by George Lucas that you just may want to watch. The 50s and 60s songs are CONSTANT in that film, and they are some greats and always fit the scene.
Lots of young actors in it too that hit big. Ron Howard, fresh from the Andy Griffith show , Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfuss, Paul LeMat, Cindy Williams and the one and only Wolfman Jack spinning the tunes.
Suggestions: Trace Adkins - ‘Arlington’ (Country,) Chris Janson - ‘Drunk Girl’ (Country,) Kayne Brown - ‘Worship You’ (Country,) Bette Midler - ‘From a Distance’ (Fm Fri,) Christopher Cross - ‘Sailing’ (Yacht Rock,) Los Lonely Boys - ‘Heaven’ (Pop/Latin(?),) Toni Braxton - ‘Un-Break My Heart’ (Fm Fri,) Whitney Houston - ‘I Have Nothing’ (Fm Fri,) Jason Aldean - ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ (Country,) Dan Fogelberg - ‘Same Old Lang Syne’ (Folk,) Luther Vandross - ‘Dance With My Father’ (Pop,) Toby Keith - ‘I Ain’t As Good As I Once Was’ (Country,) Danielle Bradbery - ‘Stop Dragging Your Boots’ (Country,) Roberta Flack - ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ (Fm Fri)
Every artist is influenced in some way by the artists that comes before them but some people contribute so much more than others. Buddy Holly influenced the rock that was to come in the 60s more than anyone else did in the fifties. There were several artist bigger than him in the fifties and had more hits and maybe even better songs but the influence he had on the next wave of rock was unrivaled in that generation. The Beatles, the beach boys, Simon and Garfunkel, The hollies, The stones, The animals, and so many more of the bands who really claimed fame in the early 60s credit Buddy Holly as their biggest influence. He did small things in a small way that the next generation turned into big things and did it in a big way. Things like transitions, At that time, songs had a melody that took you through the entire minute and a half songs they were making at the time. He was the first 1 to really change the beat half way through the song or for a portion of the song and then back to the melody. The next generation didn't make songs without doing that. It became a staple in rock. There are many other details like that but my comment is probably already too long.
Richie Valens, La Bamba? .. The Big Bopper, then again he did bugger all in the grand scheme of things.. Seriously, one would think that it's common knowledge in the GD USA lol I live in Oz, yes we are 40 years behind and NWA has just hit the radio.... Will "Biatch Shap" Smith, hasn't slapped anyone yet 😂 The Winter Dance Party and the buses, blizzards, no heating? Don McLean, American Pie? Guys, get it together 😆
Very cool and appropriate that Amber is wearing a Beatles shirt..Buddy Holly was a very huge influence on them...especially Paul MacCartney Even the band name was an homage to The Crickets.
Jay & Amber, Buddy Holly's Peggy Sue was released on September 20,1957 he was 20 years and shy of 3 weeks by 1 day at it's time of release. You can do the math on it.
Sadly, Buddy Holly was only around for a little under 2 years, he made his debut in May of 1957 with That'll be the Day, Peggy Sue came out in September of that year. You wouldn't guess it with all of the music he released though
That was before there was distortion on guitar or even a lot of overdrive. They used low power tube amps cranked to just the verge of breakup or maybe push it into a little bit of overdrive on the "crunchier" tracks, so you get compression. The mixers they used were also tube driven so there was compression there too. A lot of 50s and 60s guitar also used slapback echo (a very quick, single echo that gives the sound more bite and depth. It's so quick that the echo blends with the primary note so you don't really hear the echo, but it adds something) and tremolo, though I don't think either was on this track (maybe slapback, I'd have to listen again). A lot of amps had tremolo built in, and they used tape echo machines back then for delay/echo. And Buddy used a Fender Stratocaster into a Fender amplifier, so that tone is all Fender.
Buddy was the pretty much the first rocker to use a Fender Stratocaster. And you guys are correct, Buddy influenced everybody, The Beatles, The Stones, The Beach Boys, Springsteen, etc.....That vocal hiccup you mentioned, he got from Elvis Presley's Let's Play House.
Early Rock...You got that right. They did not even know enough to call it Rock. This was a new genre. Buddy was breaking new Ground. Some at this time called it BeBop. The Record companies in Nashville which is the first Big place Buddy went to try to market. Called it Nigra Music. They said, "We don't do Nigra Music." So Buddy went to New York. The man that booked the acts for the Apollo Theater in New York heard Buddy and his Crickets and brought them to the Apollo sight unseen, The Apollo, which only featured Black acts. Well He went on after Sam Cook and had a slow and cautious start but Then Rocked the Joint !! You need to watch "The Buddy Holly Story staring Gary Busie. He was Born to Play Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly was a big influencer of The Lads from Liverpool who in honor of Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Named their group, "The Beatles" Oh by the way. The drum you hear is a Tom Tom. It's a standard part of a 5 piece set. Another popular song that features tom tom is the song Wipe Out. It's all tom tom.
To add to my comment below. My grandfathers other favorite 45 was “Wake Up Little Suzy”. I highly recommend if you are interested in this genre of music. Enjoy!
You should be struck by the simplicity of the rock-n'-roll of the late '50's. A drum kit was tiny. Electric guitars had two setting: twangy and more twangy. No distortion. No "lead bass" a la Chris Squire or Geddy Lee. If there was a keyboard involved, it was a piano or a Hammond Organ. It was considered revolutionary to use a guitar as a lead instrument due to the Big Bands having used it as a rhythm instrument The simplicity of early rock-n'-roll played a role in music history long after fans had moved on to newer, more varied, and more complex sounds. Eventually critics said "enough is enough" with all this complexity and electronic gimmickry, mostly in reaction to the excesses of the progressive bands of the mid-to-late '70's, and started a movement back to simple songs with spare instrumentation "that could be played by kids in their garages" because that was "the way rock-n-roll should be". Punk and grunge are reflections of that call for simpler music, although I don't think musicians really wanted to ever go back to a five piece drum kit and undistorted guitar sounds.
I love that Amber is wearing an early Beatles T-shirt. Buddy was one their heroes. Another artist he influenced was Elvis Costello. Watch "Pump It Up".
Idk guys, I'm 60, maybe my parents would appreciate this, probably did. I don't dislike it, but could live without ever hearing it again. It's Peggy Sue over and over and over. However, I give it huge props when I consider his time in history. He was definitely a pioneer of rock and roll And I wouldn't ever change the station if this was playing. But just not that good to me.
Another fun fact, Buddy Holly and The Crickets was the first white band to ever play at on stage at the Apollo. He did that with a Benny King and. Nat King Cole, and I think it was Jackie Robinson.
Ohhhhhh!!! My grandfather had a little orange 45 rpm player and THIS was his number one record! He would crank it up And my brother and I would come running! We would dance around the living room! What fun!
