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!!
I can hear my uncle's voice singing this -- he did all the little 'hiccups' with his voice that Buddy Holly did. We kids used to think he was the one who wrote this song.
@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.
many years ago I saw a special about Buddy, and one of the people they interviewed was the original Peggy Sue. She must have been about sixty years old and she was still a really beautiful woman. When she was in her late teens and early twenties, she must have been drop down gorgeous, and she had a wonderful personality.
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
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.
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”.
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.
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.
This is very early Rock N Roll. Remember this as a young kid. I am 69 now. This group Chuck Berry and a few others were the very beginning of rock n roll. This is before the Beach Boys.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
Buddy was one of the best early rock n rollers, sorry was one of THE best rock n rollers, the 50's was a different age and once the Beatles hit the US, Rock n roll became Rock. As John Milner said in American Graffiti "Rock 'n' Roll's been going down hill ever since Buddy Holly died."
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.
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.
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
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.
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"...
Buddy used a Fender Stratocaster guitar, he did not use any effects as there really weren't any back in those days, if you wanted a different sound, you altered the guitar, or you altered the amplifier. The Beach Boys, and other Surf Rockers also used Fender guitars, and their style was an extension of the early rock-n-roll that Buddy Holly played.
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!
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.
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.
I was born in 1965 so I was listening to the radio in the 70s and 80s. There were still radio stations that played 50s music back then, so that’s why people in their 50s today know the words to these 70 year/old songs.
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
I was almost 4 months old when Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens died in a plane crash. But when i heard their songs growing up, I loved them. RIP.
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!.
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.
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
The one thing that changed 50's rock into the 60's rock was the switching of the way the drums used the drumsticks. In the 50's drummers where still holding the right drumstick in their palm. In the 60's you can notice they started to hold the right drumstick in their hand just like the left hand. This gave them two striking sticks instead of one. This simple move is what changed rock music.
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.
Holly was an innovator who had a great impact on the development of Rock 'n Roll. His original songs and vocal style deeply influenced Rock. The name of his band, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, was the inspiration for the group name, The Beatles. Before his death his songs were becoming more sophisticated and he was producing recordings for other artists. Left us much too young
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'.
Buddy Holly was a pioneer of rockabilly music it was basically southern rock of the 50s, Waylon Jennings actually played with Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
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..
Buddy Holly inspired every single rocker from the 50s,60s and 70s as we as thousands from the later generations. There wouldn't be the Beatles as we know them without Buddy!
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.
That's the great Jerry Allison on drums. I think he was only 19 at the time. There's an interview with him on RUclips 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.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets were the forerunners of all rock and roll bands after them. Lead guitar, rhythm guitar , bass and drums. Buddy was also the first to sing lead and play lead.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
This was miracle music, Buddy Holly really was one of a kind and this was around 66 years ago, even before your parents were born. No colour then or many videos of anything, there are some black and white videos of Buddy and well worth watching on the Ed Sullivan show in the late fifties. Thank you for keeping Buddy's music alive. RIP Charles Hardin Holley, never forgotten ❤
Buddy Holly was only 22 when he died and already recorded dozens of great songs plus many huge innovations picked up later by the Beatles among others. In fact he was only 3-4 years older than the Beatles (John and Ringo anyway) it's hard to imagine he wouldn't have been a huge part of music in the 60s and 70s had he lived.
BUddy Holly is the architect of the rock band: rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass, and drums. One of the first to write and produce his own music. One of the first to bring in orchestration on a rock song. Creator of the vocal "Holly hiccup" One of the first to play guitar from the elbow instead of the wrist. Just a total pioneer.
How could you not love Buddy Holly!?! Such a loss of what could have been such a rewarding career! So sad! Love you Buddy Holly & we will never forget your unique voice & sound! ♥️🙏🏻♥️ ♥️The old white woman
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.
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".
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.
Buddy Holly; the legend the genius. One of my favorite artist as a teen and I was a teen in the 80's. Just a brilliant artist tooken way, way to soon. Still in my top ten artist ever.
Buddy Holly's best love song is "True Love Ways" is very beautiful. He wrote it for his wife, Maria Elena and it was released after he died. He was 22 years old, had only been married a few months and she was pregnant when he died. She miscarried.
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.
Great reaction. What is very important, is that Buddy Holly wrote over 30 of his songs, which was very rare at that time. Big influence for the Beatles. Their version of Buddy Holly's "Words Of Love" is awesome!!!
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Amber nailed it. This guy influenced - everybody.
Buddy died early on in the Day the Music Died in ‘59. He had so much left to give us.
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!!
I can hear my uncle's voice singing this -- he did all the little 'hiccups' with his voice that Buddy Holly did. We kids used to think he was the one who wrote this song.
Buddy Holly was so influential the Beatles named their group after The Crickets.
@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.
@Lauren Lewis where did I say Beetles? Save your insults.
many years ago I saw a special about Buddy, and one of the people they interviewed was the original Peggy Sue. She must have been about sixty years old and she was still a really beautiful woman. When she was in her late teens and early twenties, she must have been drop down gorgeous, and she had a wonderful personality.
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!
They even did multiple covers of his songs.
Yes they just changed the spelling of beetles so that the word " Beat" was in it
@@bobwhite894 umm, no
A few years ago Paul McCartney did his own documentary about Buddy Holly called "The Real Buddy Holly Story".
@@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
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.
His wife Maria Elena was pregnant when he died, and she ended up miscarrying when she heard the news.
The solo is Buddy on the fender stratocaster yes?
Not fade away was covered by the Grateful Dead many many times.
Technically Rock and Roll died in the 50s. The genre Rock is derived from but not the same as Rock and Roll.
A must watch. Gary Busey as Buddy Holly. He killed it.
Quite possibly Gary Busey’s best role. He was great.
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”.
And Lou Diamond Phillips as Richy Vallens in La Bobmba.
Busey was robbed, should have won an Oscar for that role
Beautiful film. Amazing performance by Gary Busey.
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.
You seriously cannot go wrong with Buddy Holly. I recommend Rave On
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.
Our wedding dance song - 10 years ago next month.
A timeless song.
Agree 100%, “Rave On” is a standout.
Rave On is my favorite Buddy Holly song. A cool band called The Raveonettes named themselves after it.
The little things you say and do...
This is very early Rock N Roll. Remember this as a young kid. I am 69 now. This group Chuck Berry and a few others were the very beginning of rock n roll. This is before the Beach Boys.
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.
He was only “around” for 2 years and influenced everyone
There's a mural in Pacoima,California that's dedicated to the three musicians who perished on February 3,1959.
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.
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.
Almost a quick Indian beat on the tom toms.
Sounds similar to the song Wipe Out
@@wayneumbach9413 yes thats why I came here to bring that up
Paradiddle is an onomatopoeia but you probably already knew that
@@tjhunger5656 so is double paradiddle 😁
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
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.
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."
O-well-a-hella-hella is one of my favorite opening eva!
Eddie Cochran did a tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper called "Three Stars."
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.
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.
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
Completely agree, I'd throw Jerry Lee Lewis in that list as well.
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.
And the Everley Brothers,Fats Domino,Carl Perkins...
Buddy Holly is a Founding Father of Rock and Roll. He's high up in the pantheon with Elvis, Chuck Berry, etc. He was a huge influence on The Beatles.
In fact, I believe he went in the Rock hall the same year as Elvis and Chuck.
@@bobwhite894 facts. No body
No your wrong the real father of rock n roll is chuck berry not elvis not no one else CHUCK BERRY
Buddy Holly... True Love Ways..... Awesome slow jam
Such a beautiful song!
Mentioning the Beach Boys and the guitar solo. The Wrecking Crew played the music on most of the Beach Boys records.
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.
Waylon gave his seat to the Big Bopper. Ritchie got his seat from the coin toss with Tommy Allsup
@@Roystothecoolkid you're right, forgot that detail
@@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.
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!
My favorite Buddy Holly song. He is rockabilly..........love him.
Buddy Holly is an excellent rabbit hole! Lotsa hits coming your way, folks!
I see what you did. Nicely done
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.
And The Hollies took their name directly from Buddy's last name.
@@devonbell6795 And Paul owns Buddy's song catalogue.
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.
Paul McCartney played in Lubbock a few years back and he said it was always he dream because it's where Buddy Holly and the Crickets came from.
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.
Buddy also wrote about a quarter of Linda Ronstadt's hits, because she loves covering his music.
Learned something I didn't know.
He didn't write for Linda she bought his song book and recorded his music as an admirer of the contribution he made to the music world.
@@fredwalsh4095 woosh...
Linda loved covering lots of different artist's songs and typically turned them into hits.
@Fred Walsh. That’s not what he said. “.....because she loves COVERING his music”.
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.
9/11/57 here
Did it work?
@@maureenmoran9326 yes it did. They were later married.
The “hiccup” is called a glottal stop.
100% correct Joey, Cindy Lou was Buddy's favorite niece
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
Buddy was one of the best early rock n rollers, sorry was one of THE best rock n rollers, the 50's was a different age and once the Beatles hit the US, Rock n roll became Rock.
As John Milner said in American Graffiti "Rock 'n' Roll's been going down hill ever since Buddy Holly died."
I'm so glad you did this today. What a great tribute!!!! God bless!
Seriously, this is so cool. Thanks guys.
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.
Well Alright is a favorite of mine too...
Rave On for sure!
Everyday is one of my all time favorites!!
Don’t forget Now We’re One.
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!
Yeah, my favorite part was when they had to follow Sam Cooke at the Apollo.
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.
@@reesebn38 Not even close. It was an insult to his family and a joke. It was so false story line.
@@SebastianSmith-c5t Sorry I didn't realize that.
Buddy Holly and the crickets were the founders for a R&R band. The sound they made together was incredibly important and revolutionized music bands
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
Grateful Dead covered Not Fade Away better than anyone else
Mickey Gilley had a hit with True Love Ways
@@NeutronDance Not better than the Stones sorry
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.
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"...
Buddy used a Fender Stratocaster guitar, he did not use any effects as there really weren't any back in those days, if you wanted a different sound, you altered the guitar, or you altered the amplifier. The Beach Boys, and other Surf Rockers also used Fender guitars, and their style was an extension of the early rock-n-roll that Buddy Holly played.
There are loads of great Buddy Holly songs Rave On is a good one.
Buddy was playing country music and then seen Elvis in 1955 and said to everyone i want to be like him.
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!
Indeed...isn't that where they got idea of "the Beatles"...ie from the Crickets?
@@colerche yep. They wanted a name that sounded similar.
Buddy Holly was so far ahead of his time in his singing, writing and guitar playing. The real King of Rock n Roll was from Lubbock, Texas
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.
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.
17, 22, 28, the ages of the stars the day the music died. Still blows my mind, such talent.
I was born in 1965 so I was listening to the radio in the 70s and 80s. There were still radio stations that played 50s music back then, so that’s why people in their 50s today know the words to these 70 year/old songs.
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
I took drum lessons as a kid. The paradiddle is the only exercise I remember and I still do it with my hands on various surfaces to this day.
@@SPAMDAGGER22 that's hilarious me too
I was almost 4 months old when Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens died in a plane crash. But when i heard their songs growing up, I loved them. RIP.
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!.
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.
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
I've been asking them to review Everyday for awhile now hopefully they can fit it soon it's my favorite one of his songs
Paul McCartney bought the rights to Buddy’s song catalog (he wrote most of the songs he performed).. Does McCartney still own it??
The one thing that changed 50's rock into the 60's rock was the switching of the way the drums used the drumsticks. In the 50's drummers where still holding the right drumstick in their palm. In the 60's you can notice they started to hold the right drumstick in their hand just like the left hand. This gave them two striking sticks instead of one. This simple move is what changed rock music.
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.
Thank you! Thank you very much!!
Holly was an innovator who had a great impact on the development of Rock 'n Roll. His original songs and vocal style deeply influenced Rock. The name of his band, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, was the inspiration for the group name, The Beatles. Before his death his songs were becoming more sophisticated and he was producing recordings for other artists. Left us much too young
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'.
Buddy Holly was a pioneer of rockabilly music it was basically southern rock of the 50s, Waylon Jennings actually played with Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
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..
Lol. Forget about all the classical masters. Buddy Holly FFS.
Buddy Holly inspired every single rocker from the 50s,60s and 70s as we as thousands from the later generations. There wouldn't be the Beatles as we know them without Buddy!
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.
Beatles.
@@timcarr6401 spellcheck
Yes they changed the spelling so that the word "Beat" was in it
This drum sounds like a precursor to some of the mid 60's surfing vibe.
That's the great Jerry Allison on drums. I think he was only 19 at the time. There's an interview with him on RUclips 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.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets were the forerunners of all rock and roll bands after them.
Lead guitar, rhythm guitar , bass and drums.
Buddy was also the first to sing lead and play lead.
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.
This. ⬆️
Embrace the snow....your kids will have so much fun! Snowman, snow angels, sledding and hot chocolate. 😀😀
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
“Buddy Holly lives!” One of the most beautiful songs ever written: True Love Ways
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.
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!
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.
Love Quantum Leap! Did you hear that we lost Dean Stockwell (Al) recently? 😢
Love that show. Like all of the Quantun Leaps.
So am I!! I'm a bigger fan of his then Elvis
@@MaryDavidson911 I didn't know that. RIP Dean.
@@MaryDavidson911 I was so sad when he died! I loved him in every role I'd seen
Speaking Of Early Rock Must Hear Classics,, Jimmie Rodgers "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
..R.I.P. Jimmie 🙏 ❤
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.
One of the most influential artist of Rock. Everyone listen to him including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
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!
This was miracle music, Buddy Holly really was one of a kind and this was around 66 years ago, even before your parents were born.
No colour then or many videos of anything, there are some black and white videos of Buddy and well worth watching on the Ed Sullivan show in the late fifties.
Thank you for keeping Buddy's music alive.
RIP Charles Hardin Holley, never forgotten ❤
You Guys have to Realize, This was Rock n Roll at it's Infantcy 👶. He was Very Influencial, Especially to Two Teenage Boys from Liverpool!!
Buddy Holly was only 22 when he died and already recorded dozens of great songs plus many huge innovations picked up later by the Beatles among others.
In fact he was only 3-4 years older than the Beatles (John and Ringo anyway) it's hard to imagine he wouldn't have been a huge part of music in the 60s and 70s had he lived.
Hats off to you both for showing respect to these fine artists we lost much too young
BUddy Holly is the architect of the rock band: rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass, and drums. One of the first to write and produce his own music. One of the first to bring in orchestration on a rock song. Creator of the vocal "Holly hiccup" One of the first to play guitar from the elbow instead of the wrist. Just a total pioneer.
You need to listen to True Love Ways. It was written for his wife.
How could you not love Buddy Holly!?! Such a loss of what could have been such a rewarding career! So sad! Love you Buddy Holly & we will never forget your unique voice & sound! ♥️🙏🏻♥️
♥️The old white woman
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.
When you hear Buddy Holly sing it makes the tragedy of The Day The Music Die even worse. RIP Buddy!
So, happy you are doing this. It’s important music history.
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".
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.
I think that's what happened in the movie but is not what actually happened.
Great video for today. Buddy Holly practically invented the modern Rock Band with Two Guitars, a Bass and a Drum and wrote a lot of their own music.
Love Buddy Holly. His voice "hiccups" are legendary as was how low he could go. Have a listen to Dearest next.ruclips.net/video/OChZKkcN2Wo/видео.html
6:36 _"Did you hear how many different voices he kinda gave us??"_
That's Buddy Holly for you! 😂
When John Lennon was first learning how to play guitar, this was his hero. Cheers!
Buddy Holly is my favorite singer.
RIP
Such a great tune, love Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly; the legend the genius. One of my favorite artist as a teen and I was a teen in the 80's. Just a brilliant artist tooken way, way to soon. Still in my top ten artist ever.
Paul Mccartney of the Beatles has cited Buddy Holly as his biggest influence! ❤️
Buddy Holly's best love song is "True Love Ways" is very beautiful. He wrote it for his wife, Maria Elena and it was released after he died. He was 22 years old, had only been married a few months and she was pregnant when he died. She miscarried.
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.
Great reaction. What is very important, is that Buddy Holly wrote over 30 of his songs, which was very rare at that time. Big influence for the Beatles. Their version of Buddy Holly's "Words Of Love" is awesome!!!