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Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. Holly's style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school. Holly made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group "Buddy and Bob" with his friend Bob Montgomery. In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley, Holly decided to pursue a career in music. He opened for Presley three times that year; his band's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock and roll. In October that year, when Holly opened for Bill Haley & His Comets, he was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records. Holly's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley, who had become famous for producing orchestrated country hits for stars like Patsy Cline. Unhappy with Bradley's musical style and control in the studio, Holly went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, and recorded a demo of "That'll Be the Day", among other songs. Petty became the band's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records, which released it as a single credited to The Crickets, which became the name of Holly's band. In September 1957, as the band toured, "That'll Be the Day" topped the US and UK singles charts. Its success was followed in October by another major hit, "Peggy Sue." The album The "Chirping" Crickets, released in November 1957, reached number five on the UK Albums Chart. Holly made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1958 and soon after toured Australia and then the UK. In early 1959, he assembled a new band, consisting of future country music star Waylon Jennings (bass), famed session musician Tommy Allsup (guitar), and Carl Bunch (drums), and embarked on a tour of the midwestern US. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly chartered an airplane to travel to his next show in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a tragedy later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died" in his song "American Pie." During his short career, Holly wrote and recorded many songs. He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars, bass, and drums. Holly was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, The Hollies, Elvis Costello, Dave Edmunds, Marshall Crenshaw, and Elton John. Holly was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of "100 Greatest Artists" in 2010.
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Great Tragedy: Winter Dance Party 1959 [2019]
Song | Duration |
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Heartbeat | 2:08 |
It's So Easy | 2:09 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:06 |
The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1956-1962 [2018]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Words of Love | 1:54 |
Fool's Paradise | 2:28 |
Lonesome Tears | 1:45 |
Heartbeat | 2:09 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:01 |
Raining in My Heart | 2:46 |
Learning the Game | 2:02 |
What to Do | 1:52 |
Look at Me | 2:04 |
True Love Ways [2018]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
True Love Ways | 3:51 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:13 |
Heartbeat | 2:16 |
Raining In My Heart | 2:52 |
Oh Boy | 2:11 |
Words Of Love | 2:16 |
That'll Be The Day | 2:19 |
Peggy Sue | 2:35 |
Maybe Baby | 2:22 |
The Rough Guide to Buddy Holly & the Crickets [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Not Fade Away | |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | |
It's So Easy | |
Heartbeat | |
Words of Love | |
Learning the Game | |
Crying Waiting Hoping | |
Maybe Baby | |
True Love Ways |
Twist and Shout: 60 Songs That Influenced the Beatles [2017]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
That'll Be the Day | 2:16 |
Crying, Waiting, Hoping | 2:05 |
Four Classic Albums [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Look at Me | |
Words of Love | |
Maybe Baby | |
Send Me Some Lovin' | |
What to Do | |
Crying, Waiting, Hoping | |
True Love Ways | |
Learning the Game |
British Hit Parade 1958: The B-Sides, Vol. 2 [2015]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Fool's Paradise | 2:28 |
Lonesome Tears | 1:46 |
1959 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits, Vol. 8: The B Sides, Pt. 1: January-J [2014]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Raining In My Heart | 2:47 |
6 of the Best: 50's Pop Rockers [2014]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Not Fade Away | 2:23 |
Peggy Sue | 2:30 |
Maybe Baby | 2:02 |
True Love Ways | 2:49 |
Teen Idols, Vol. 2 [2014]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Peggy Sue | 2:30 |
Heartbeat | 2:09 |
Maybe Baby | 2:02 |
Not Fade Away | 2:23 |
True Love Ways | 2:49 |
Teen Idols: Buddy Holly [2014]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Look at Me | 2:05 |
Fool's Paradise | 2:30 |
True Love Ways | 2:49 |
Words of Love | 1:54 |
Not Fade Away | 2:23 |
Peggy Sue | 2:30 |
Lonesome Tears | 1:48 |
The Day the Music Died [2014]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Words of Love | 2:01 |
I'm Gonna Love You Too | 2:20 |
(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care | 1:42 |
Learning the Game | 2:11 |
The Essential Buddy Holly [2014]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
That'll Be the Day | 2:16 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:02 |
Maybe Baby | 2:02 |
Think It Over | 1:46 |
Send Me Some Lovin' | 2:37 |
Oh Boy! | 2:08 |
Heartbeat | 2:09 |
It's Too Late | 2:25 |
I'm Looking for Someone to Love | 1:56 |
Rock Me, My Baby | 1:51 |
Lonesome Tears | 1:48 |
You've Got Love | 2:07 |
It's So Easy | 2:10 |
Not Fade Away | 2:22 |
An Empty Cup | 2:13 |
Fool's Paradise | 2:30 |
Without the Beatles: 50 Original Rock & Soul Classics [2014]
Song | Duration |
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That'll Be the Day | |
Memphis, Tennessee | |
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) |
Legendary Songs [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
True Love Ways | 2:49 |
Not Fade Away | 2:25 |
Maybe Baby | 2:04 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:03 |
It's So Easy | 2:13 |
Heartbeat | 2:11 |
Legends of Rock n' Roll, Vol. 17 [Original Classic Recordings] [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Fool's Paradise | 2:30 |
Legends of Rock n' Roll, Vol. 39 [Original Classic Recordings] [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Send Me Some Loving | 2:35 |
Legends of Rock n' Roll, Vol. 42 [Original Classic Recordings] [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Heartbeat | 2:10 |
Not Fade Away | 2:23 |
Legends of Rock n' Roll, Vol. 5 [Original Classic Recordings] [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Shake Rattle and Roll | 1:23 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:07 |
Vinyl Vault Presents Eddie Cochran and Buddy Holly [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Look at Me | 2:03 |
Words of Love | 1:54 |
Dad, I Didn't Know I Loved You 'Till I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
That'll Be the Day | 2:17 |
Four of a Kind: 200 Classic Songs (From Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Johnny Cash and [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Early in the Morning | 2:07 |
Four of a Kind: 200 Classic Songs (From Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Early in the Morning | 2:07 |
Four of a Kind: 200 Classic Songs (from Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash and Chu [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Think It Over | 1:48 |
I’m Gonna Love You Too | 2:15 |
Early in the Morning | 2:07 |
Golden Oldies: Coffee Bar Favourites - 100 Classic Songs [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It doesn't matter anymore | 2:07 |
Greatest Hits [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Heartbeat | 2:06 |
Send Me Some Lovin' | 2:32 |
Baby, I Don't Care, (You're So Square) | 1:33 |
Learning the Game | 1:59 |
Fool's Paradise | 2:27 |
Lonesome Tears | 1:45 |
Rolling Back the Years Present: Gold Classic Hits, Vol. 25 [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Early In the Morning | 2:07 |
The Classic Jubilee Party Album! (100 Classic Hits!) [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:07 |
Oh Boy | 2:06 |
Rave On | 1:49 |
Peggy Sue | 2:28 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame - Buddy Holly [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Peggy Sue | 2:30 |
I'm Looking for Someone to Love | 1:57 |
Not Fade Away | 2:23 |
Absolutely Rock 'n' Roll [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Peggy Sue | 2:30 |
Oh Boy | 2:09 |
Not Fade Away | 2:23 |
That'll Be the Day | 2:17 |
Buddy Holly [Go] [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I’m Lookin’ For Someone To Love | |
Fool’s Paradise | |
When You Ask About Love | |
Love’s Made A Fool Of You | |
Someone Someone |
Lemon Popsicles and Strawberry Milkshakes [10 Disc Box Set] [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
That'll Be the Day | 2:15 |
Maybe Baby | 2:01 |
Raving On: The Originals [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Words of Love | 1:56 |
Crying, Waiting, Hoping | 1:52 |
Heartbeat | 2:08 |
True Love Ways | 2:55 |
Rave On: The Very Best of the Crickets [2010]
Down the Line: Rarities [2009]
Down the Line: Rarities [2009]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Gone | 1:16 |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man | 2:09 |
Blue Monday | 1:58 |
Blue Suede Shoes | 1:53 |
Shake Rattle and Roll | 1:21 |
Bo Diddley | 2:19 |
Fool's Paradise | 2:33 |
Think It Over | 2:14 |
What to Do | 1:51 |
The Complete Early Recordings [2009]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Not Fade Away | 2:22 |
Send Me Some Lovin' | 2:35 |
Peggy Sue | 2:31 |
Valley Of Tears | 2:08 |
Everyday | 2:08 |
You're So Square | 1:37 |
Little Baby | 1:55 |
Modern Don Juan | 2:40 |
I'm Changin' All Those Changes | 2:14 |
I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love | 1:57 |
Look At Me | 2:05 |
You've Got Love | 2:07 |
Oh Boy! | 2:08 |
Ready Teddy | 1:32 |
Words Of Love | 1:56 |
Maybe Baby | 2:02 |
Rock Me My Baby | 1:50 |
Last Night | 1:54 |
It's Too Late | 2:23 |
Love Me | 2:08 |
Blue Days, Black Nights | 2:05 |
Ting-A-Ling | 2:41 |
I'm Gonna Love You Too | 2:15 |
Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues | 2:12 |
You Are My One Desire | 2:24 |
Rock Around With Ollie Vee | 2:13 |
An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date) | 2:13 |
Girl On My Mind | 2:17 |
Don't Come Back Knockin' | 2:14 |
Listen To Me | 2:21 |
Rave On | 1:49 |
The Music Didn't Die [2009]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I'm Looking for Someone to Love | 1:58 |
Not Fade Away | 2:20 |
Maybe Baby | 2:05 |
Baby I Don't Care (You're So Square) | 1:38 |
Fool's Paradise | 2:32 |
Heartbeat | 2:11 |
Music of My Life: Golden Decade, Vol. 21: 1956-57 [2008]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
That'll Be the Day | 2:16 |
I'm Looking for Someone to Love | 1:56 |
Not Fade Away: 1957 - The Complete Recordings [2008]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Send Me Some Lovin' [Original Undubbed Demo] | 2:36 |
Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More [2008]
Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More [Box Set] [2008]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Send Me Some Lovin' | 2:36 |
Fool's Paradise [Alternate Take 2] | 2:33 |
Fool's Paradise [Undubbed Master] | 2:30 |
Heartbeat | 2:10 |
Reminiscing [Undubbed] | 2:00 |
Original Hits From the Past, Vol. 1 [2008]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Diana | 2:28 |
La Paloma | 3:55 |
Not Fade Away | 2:19 |
Oh Boy | 2:06 |
That Will Be the Day | 2:14 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Roadshow [2008]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Oh Boy | 2:09 |
Not Fade Away | 2:23 |
That'll Be the Day | 2:17 |
Peggy Sue | 2:30 |
The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets [2008]
The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets [2008]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Think It Over | 1:47 |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man | 2:05 |
Love's Made A Fool Of You | 2:01 |
Wishing | 2:02 |
Well... All Right | 2:14 |
Bo Diddley | 2:20 |
Blue Suede Shoes | 1:54 |
Shake Rattle & Roll | 1:23 |
Love Is Strange | 3:04 |
You're So Square (Baby, I Don't Care) | 1:36 |
Reminiscing | 2:01 |
Blue Monday | 2:02 |
Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight | 1:54 |
Rock-A-Bye Rock | 2:23 |
You're The One | 2:03 |
Changing All Those Changes | 1:41 |
The 1st Rock'n'roll Highway: The Greatest Moments in the Rock'n'roll History, Vol. 1 [2007]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Oh Boy! | 2:07 |
Greatest Hits [Musicpro] [2005]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Heartbeat | 2:11 |
Words of Love | 1:55 |
Raining in My Heart | 2:51 |
What to Do | 1:57 |
Learning the Game | 2:02 |
Crying, Waiting, Hoping | 2:05 |
Very Best of Buddy Holly [MCA International] [2004]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
That'll Be the Day | 2:18 |
Oh, Boy! | 2:09 |
Rave On | 1:50 |
Think It Over | 1:45 |
Love's Made a Fool of You | 1:58 |
True Love Ways | 2:51 |
Raining in My Heart | 2:49 |
Everyday | 2:10 |
Wishing | 2:04 |
It's So Easy | 2:12 |
Listen to Me | 2:23 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:04 |
Words of Love | 1:53 |
I'm Gonna Love You Too | 2:14 |
Well...All Right | 2:15 |
Bo Diddley | 2:21 |
Blue Suede Shoes | 1:55 |
Shake Rattle and Roll | 1:24 |
What to Do | 1:53 |
Love Is Strange | 3:05 |
Crying, Waiting, Hoping | 2:06 |
Peggy Sue Got Married | 2:05 |
Maybe Baby | 2:02 |
Baby I Don't Care | 1:37 |
Reminiscing | 1:59 |
Valley of Tears | 2:09 |
Learning the Game | 2:03 |
Look at Me | 2:05 |
Fools Paradise | 2:31 |
Take Your Time | 1:59 |
The Ultimate EP Collection [2001]
The Very Best of Buddy Holly [Dressed to Kill] [2000]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Heartbeat | 2:10 |
Raining in My Heart | 2:49 |
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly [1999]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Words of Love | 1:56 |
True Love Ways | 2:55 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:05 |
Greatest Hits [MCA] [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Maybe Baby | 2:03 |
Think It Over | 1:47 |
Fool's Paradise | 2:30 |
Raining in My Heart | 2:49 |
The Buddy Holly Collection [1993]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Words of Love | 1:56 |
Heartbeat | 2:08 |
Wishing | 2:01 |
True Love Ways | 2:55 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:06 |
Raining in My Heart | 2:49 |
Learning the Game | 0:02 |
Vintage Music: Original Classic Oldies from the 1950's & 1960's, Vol. 6 [1990]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Raining in My Heart |
Golden Greats [1989]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Not Fade Away | 2:21 |
Raining in My Heart | 2:46 |
Maybe Baby | 2:01 |
Think It Over | 1:45 |
It's So Easy | 2:10 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:07 |
From the Original Master Tapes [1985]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:05 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore [Mono] | 2:03 |
20 Golden Greats: Buddy Holly Lives [1978]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Words of Love | 1:56 |
Heartbeat | 2:08 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:05 |
True Love Ways | 2:55 |
Wishing | 2:01 |
Reminiscing [1963]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Reminiscing | 2:01 |
Not Fade Away | 2:20 |
Maybe Baby | 2:02 |
It's So Easy | 2:11 |
Raining in My Heart | 2:50 |
Learning the Game | 2:02 |
Words of Love | 2:42 |
What to Do | 1:55 |
Fool's Paradise | 2:29 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:05 |
(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care | 1:36 |
True Love Ways | 2:48 |
The Buddy Holly Story [1959]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Raining in My Heart | 2:49 |
Peggy Sue | 2:29 |
Maybe Baby | 2:02 |
Everyday | 2:07 |
Rave On | 1:49 |
That'll Be the Day | 2:17 |
Heartbeat | 2:09 |
Think It Over | 1:47 |
Oh, Boy! | 2:07 |
It's So Easy | 2:09 |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore | 2:04 |
The "Chirping" Crickets [1957]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Oh, Boy! | 2:11 |
Not Fade Away | 2:24 |
You've Got Love | 2:09 |
Maybe Baby | 2:05 |
It's Too Late | 2:26 |
That'll Be the Day | 2:18 |
I'm Looking for Someone to Love | 4:55 |
An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date) | 2:15 |
Send Me Some Lovin' | 2:37 |
Last Night | 1:56 |
Rock Me My Baby | 1:53 |
Think It Over | 1:49 |
Fool's Paradise | 2:29 |
Lonesome Tears | 1:49 |
It's So Easy | 2:11 |
The "Chirping" Crickets [1957]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Tell Me How | 2:02 |
Blue Days, Black Nights | 2:06 |
Rock Around With Ollie Vee | 2:14 |
I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love | 1:59 |
Don't Come Back Knockin' | 2:16 |
I'm Changing All Those Changes | 2:13 |
The "Chirping" Crickets [Expanded] [1957]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
You've Got Love | 2:09 |
Maybe Baby | 2:03 |
It's Too Late | 2:24 |
That'll Be the Day | 2:17 |
I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love | 1:58 |
An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date) | 2:13 |
Send Me Some Lovin' | 2:35 |
Last Night | 1:55 |
Rock Me My Baby | 1:50 |
Think It Over [#][*] | 1:47 |
Fool's Paradise [#][*] | 2:30 |
Lonesome Tears [#][*] | 1:48 |
It's So Easy [#][*] | 2:09 |
Stone Rock Blues: Original Recordings of Songs Covered By the Rolling Stones
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Not Fade Away | 2:22 |
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