![]() ![]() Jerry and Buddy Holly went to high school together, and formed a band. Update (August 22, 2022): The original drummer for The Crickets, Jerry Allison, has passed away at the age of 82. Colin Hanks plays Holly’s producer, Norman Petty. Producers say his singing ability was a key factor, so he’s obviously not going to be lip-syncing. Ruairi O’Connor got the part of Buddy Holly after hundreds of auditions. Here’s hoping the film concentrates more on his life and music than it does on the tragedy. The movie’s title comes from the fact Buddy Holly’s final concert was at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. ![]() Oscar-winning director Bruce Beresford is helming the movie Clear Lake, which is expected to be a 2022 release. Update: There will be a new film about the life of Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly’s music continues to live on through all the artists he inspired, and the new artists they inspire. In just those two years, his impact was so great that he was one of the first ten artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.įebruary 3rd, 1959 wasn’t “The day the music died”. All of this from a young man who was just 22, and whose successful recording career was only about 2-years long! Shortly before his tragic death, he was working with orchestral arrangements to broaden his sound. He sounded a lot like The Everly Brothers. He experimented with recording techniques, including double-recording his vocals so he sang harmony with himself. He was also one of the first musicians to write, sing, arrange, and produce his own recordings. He added a rhythm guitar to The Crickets line-up, and two guitars, bass & drums became the blueprint for Rock bands. He said, “It keeps me honest”.īuddy Holly’s influence shows up in other ways. Bruce Springsteen says he plays Buddy Holly songs every time before he goes on stage. Bob Dylan also saw Buddy Holly perform, and he says they looked each other directly in the eyes. His recording was #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1985.Įric Clapton saw Buddy Holly in London in 1958, and he says seeing Holly on stage with a Fender Stratocaster guitar made him want to have a career in music. “Everyday” has been recorded by many artists, including James Taylor. “Rave On” is another popular choice of Rock Bands. “Not Fade Away” has been played and recorded by numerous artists through the years, including The Rolling Stones and The Grateful Dead. The Bobby Fuller Four had a hit with “Love’s Made A Fool Of You” (#26) in 1966. Holly’s “True Love Ways” was a #14 hit for Peter & Gordon in 1965. Linda Ronstadt and her producer, Peter Asher, recognized the potential of the song, and then turned it into a hit. It was released as a single in 1958 by Buddy Holly & The Crickets, but failed to chart. Of particular note is the success of “It’s So Easy”. She got major airplay in the mid-seventies with three of his songs “That’ll Be The Day” (#11), “It’s So Easy” (#5), and a popular album track “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” (written for Holly by Paul Anka). The biggest popularizer of Buddy Holly songs was Linda Ronstadt. Paul McCartney is a major Buddy Holly fan, and he wisely bought the rights to all of Buddy Holly’s songs. Of course hearing “Beatles” can bring to mind both the band and the bugs. He wasn’t aware that the game, Cricket, wasn’t well know in the U.S. John Lennon thought it was cool that “Cricket” had two meanings…the insect and the game. ![]() The Beatles name was even based on The Crickets. (John Lennon in his “Buddy Holly Glasses” in 1963.) They also recorded “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” for the BBC in 1963. The Beatles released “Words Of Love” on the Beatles For Sale album in 1964 (on Beatles VI in the U.S.), and had been performing the song live since 1958. Musicians who were influenced by him recorded his songs. The importance of Buddy Holly revealed itself over the decades. He also wrote “Running Bear” for Johnny Preston, and it later became a #1 hit. Richie Valens had the two-sided hit “La Bamba”/”Donna” (#2), and The Big Bopper (who was a radio DJ) had one major hit “Chantilly Lace” (#6). In 1958, he had 4 more Top-40 hits, with “Maybe Baby” being the only major hit at #17. (Buddy Holly and The Crickets…Joe Maudlin, bass & Jerry Allison, drums.)īuddy Holly had his first hit “That’ll Be The Day” (#1) in 1957, followed that same year by “Peggy Sue” (#3) and “Oh Boy” #(10). That’s probably the way it was for many people. The fact is, except for knowing “That’ll Be The Day” and “Peggy Sue”, I wasn’t very aware of how special Buddy Holly was until years later. I was 10 years old, and the news wasn’t everywhere like it is today. I don’t remember the news story from when it first broke. Because of the song “American Pie”, that tragic event is often referred to as “The day the music died”. It was February 3rd, 1959 when a plane crash killed Buddy Holly (22), Richie Valens (17), and J.P. ![]()
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