![]() ![]() Typical of his romantic fare was a song that began as "Cindy Lou" but was changed to "Peggy Sue" at new Cricket Jerry Allison's suggestion. During this period, Holly began writing prolifically. One of his last recordings for the label (which Decca refused to release) was "That'll Be the Day," which in a later rock version became one of Holly's first hits. Like subsequent pure country releases ("Modern Don Juan," "Midnight Shift," and "Girl On My Mind"), it went unnoticed. With Sonny Curtis and Bob Guess, Holly cut "Blue Days, Black Nights" b/w "Love Me," billed as Holly and the Two Tunes. ![]() The label didn't think much of Montgomery, who graciously bowed out, insisting that Holly accept the deal. Between late 19 they performed on local radio station KDAV and recorded demos and garage tapes, several of which were posthumously released as Holly in the Hills (and more of which were reissued as part of the Down the Line: Rarities box set in 2009).īy 1956 (after Holly had dropped the e from his last name), the group's reputation on the Southwestern country-music circuit led to a contract to cut country singles in Nashville for Decca. In the early Fifties he formed the country-oriented Western and Bop Band with high school friends Bob Montgomery and Larry Welborn. He was five when he won $5 for singing "Down the River of Memories" at a local talent show. When he died in an airplane crash at 22, he had been recording for less than two years.īorn Charles Hardin Holley on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas, he learned to play the piano, fiddle, and guitar at an early age. Holly's playful, mock-ingenuous singing, with slides between falsetto and regular voice, was a major influence on Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, and numerous imitators. He used the recording studio for doubletracking and other advanced techniques, and popularized the two guitars, bass, and drums lineup. With his signature vocal hiccup and hits like "That'll Be the Day," "Rave On," "Peggy Sue" and "Not Fade Away," Buddy Holly was a rock & roll pioneer, as well as one of the genre's first great singer-songwriters. ![]()
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