"Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede is a 1991 comedic science fiction novel by Bradley Denton. It won the 1992 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Oliver Vale was conceived on February 3, 1959, the day that iconic rock & roll singer Buddy Holly died. Exactly thirty years later, Buddy Holly appears on every television set in the world, on every channel. Holly states that he is being held on Ganymede, and that Oliver Vale is to be contacted for assistance. He then begins performing. As"
"Memorial Collection Memorial Collection is a 2009 compilation album of American singer–songwriter and rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly's master takes and hit singles, including some rare recordings. Along with """", this album was released to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Holly's death (February 3, 1959). In an interview with the ""Lubbock Avalanche-Journal"", Holly's eldest brother Larry Holley commented before hearing both this compilation and ""Down the Line: Rarities"", ""María [Elena Holly] told me I was definitely going to just break down and cry when I hear all these CDs, because they've cleaned them (the songs) all up and Buddy's"
"Curtis). That'll Be the Day (album) That'll Be The Day is the final studio album from Buddy Holly. Decca, Holly’s first major record label, after failing to produce a hit single from Holly’s early recordings, packaged these 1956 tunes after he had some success with recordings from the Brunswick and Coral labels, i.e. the previously released single ""That'll Be the Day"". This is the last album released before his death in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, and is rare among collectors. Recordings were done in three different sessions typically running just 3 hours long, January, July and November"
"Rave On Buddy Holly Rave On Buddy Holly is a compilation album by various artists released on June 28, 2011, through Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group and Hear Music. A tribute album to musician Buddy Holly, who died in a plane crash in 1959 at age 22, the title refers to the song ""Rave On"", one of his biggest hits. Contributing artists included Paul McCartney, who owned Holly's publishing catalog at the time of the album's release, and Graham Nash, a former member of The Hollies, who were named in commemoration of Holly. Critical reception of the compilation album was positive"
"That'll Be the Day (album) That'll Be The Day is the final studio album from Buddy Holly. Decca, Holly’s first major record label, after failing to produce a hit single from Holly’s early recordings, packaged these 1956 tunes after he had some success with recordings from the Brunswick and Coral labels, i.e. the previously released single ""That'll Be the Day"". This is the last album released before his death in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, and is rare among collectors. Recordings were done in three different sessions typically running just 3 hours long, January, July and November 1956"
"the album by Barry Walters gave a basic description of the album and summarizes Buddy Holly's career. ""Memorial Collection"" generally got higher ratings from critics than ""Down the Line: Rarities"". The following people contributed to ""Memorial Collection"": Memorial Collection Memorial Collection is a 2009 compilation album of American singer–songwriter and rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly's master takes and hit singles, including some rare recordings. Along with """", this album was released to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Holly's death (February 3, 1959). In an interview with the ""Lubbock Avalanche-Journal"", Holly's eldest brother Larry Holley commented before hearing both this"
"It Doesn't Matter Anymore ""It Doesn't Matter Anymore"" is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The song reached number 13 as a posthumous hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in early 1959, shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. The single was a two-sided hit, backed with ""Raining in My Heart"". ""It Doesn't Matter Anymore"" was Holly's last US Top 20 hit and featured the orchestral backing of Dick Jacobs. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, where it became the country's first posthumous"
"Buddy Holly composition, ""Peggy Sue Got Married"" was used as the B-side. Box played guitar and sang, Joe B. Mauldin played bass, Ernie Hall played drums on ""Don't Cha Know"", while Jerry Allison played drums on ""Peggy Sue Got Married"" and guitar on ""Peggy Sue Got Married"". This was the final single by the Crickets on Coral Records. For the following three weeks, Box and Hall supported the Crickets on tour before returning home to complete their schooling. Box died on October 23, 1964, in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk which crashed nose-first and overturned at Houston, Texas. The other three"
"1959. Then in April 1960, while touring with Gene Vincent in the UK, their taxi crashed into a concrete lamp post, killing Eddie at the young age of 21. The grim coincidence in this all was that his posthumous UK number-one hit was called ""Three Steps to Heaven"". Rockabilly music enjoyed great popularity in the United States during 1956 and 1957, but radio play declined after 1960. Factors contributing to this decline are usually cited as the 1959 death of Buddy Holly in an airplane crash (along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper), the induction of Elvis Presley into"
"1977. Side A: ""It Doesn't Matter Anymore""<br> Side B: ""True Love (Is Never Easy)"" Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Record Research Inc. . It Doesn't Matter Anymore ""It Doesn't Matter Anymore"" is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The song reached number 13 as a posthumous hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in early 1959, shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. The single was a two-sided hit, backed with ""Raining in My Heart"". ""It Doesn't Matter Anymore"" was Holly's last US Top"
"Down the Line: Rarities Down the Line: Rarities is a 2009 compilation album of American singer–songwriter and rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly's alternate takes and demos. It includes the original undubbed ""garage tapes"" with The Crickets and the ""Apartment Tapes"", which were recorded in the months before his death. Along with ""Memorial Collection"", this album was released a week prior to the fiftieth anniversary of Holly's death (February 3, 1959) on January 27, 2009. The compilation album chronicles Holly's journey from a 13-year-old novice (the album features his very first recording, a cover of Hank Snow's ""My Two-Timin' Woman"")"
"with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), Frankie Sardo, and other performers. On February 3, 1959, after a concert stop in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly and others decided to charter a flight to the next venue rather than travel on the tour bus. Dion was invited to accompany the group but decided that he did not want to spend $36 for the flight, as it was the same monthly rent his parents paid for his childhood apartment and he couldn't justify the indulgence. The plane crashed, killing all on board: Holly, Valens, Richardson, and the pilot Roger"
"included the song on its list of the ""Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll"". Holly wrote a sequel, ""Peggy Sue Got Married"", and recorded a demonstration version in his New York City apartment on December 5, 1958, accompanied only by himself on guitar. The tape was discovered after his death and was ""enhanced"" for commercial release, with the addition of backing vocals and an electric guitar track that drowns out Holly's playing and almost drowns out his voice. The rarely heard original version was released on a vinyl collection, ""The Complete Buddy Holly"". It was later played over the opening"
"Holly, Johnny Russell, and the remaining Buckaroos (Rich died in a motorcycle accident in 1974) began to record a bluegrass-influenced album of Buckaroo hits, with Holly on vocals. The project was about two-thirds complete when Russell's health failed, and production stalled after his death soon afterward. The project was finally completed in 2003. Holly was hospitalized in December 2006 for treatment of end-stage prostate cancer. He entered a Nashville hospice in January 2007 and died on January 13 at his home in Nashville. Doyle Holly Doyle Floyd Hendricks (June 30, 1936 – January 13, 2007), known by the stage name"
"the song during their failed Decca audition on January 1, 1962. Crying, Waiting, Hoping ""Crying, Waiting, Hoping"" is a song written by Buddy Holly. It was released in 1959 as the B-side to ""Peggy Sue Got Married"". Three versions of Holly's recording were released: the 1959 commercial release, the 1964 reissue with different orchestration, and Holly's original, private home recording. The song was first recorded on December 14, 1958 by Holly (only himself with guitar) in apartment 4H of ""The Brevoort"", Fifth Avenue, Manhattan (many other sources say apartment 3B). After Holly's death on February 3, 1959, his home recordings"
"the position of lead singer with the group in 1961. He would remain through early 1965. Tommy Allsup, the guitarist who had toured with Holly during the fateful Winter Dance Party frequently played with the band. Singing star and Liberty records artist Bobby Vee had a number of connections with Holly and the Crickets. After Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed in the tragic February 1959 plane crash, Fargo, North Dakota teenager Bobby Vee was among several local young musicians recruited to join the rest of the Winter Dance Party tour, beginning with the next scheduled"
"the UK. Side A Side B Holly in the Hills Holly in the Hills is a compilation album by American rock and roll singer Buddy Holly, including songs featuring Bob Montgomery originally released under ""Buddy & Bob"". The album was released as an LP record in both mono and stereo formats in January 1965 (see 1965 in music). ""Holly in the Hills"" was Buddy Holly's fifth posthumously released album and the fourth album to feature previously unreleased material. The original recordings were overdubbed by the Fireballs in 1964 and 1965. The album was released on CD for the first time"
"on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas; he was the fourth child of Lawrence Odell ""L.O."" Holley (1901–1985) and Ella Pauline Drake (1902–1990). His elder siblings were Larry (born in 1925), Travis (1927–2016), and Patricia Lou (1929–2008). Buddy Holly was of mostly English and Welsh descent but also had small amounts of Native American ancestry as well. From early childhood, he was nicknamed ""Buddy"". During the Great Depression, the Holleys frequently moved residence within Lubbock; L.O. changed jobs several times. Buddy Holly was baptized a Baptist, and the family were members of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. The Holleys had an"
"María Elena Holly María Elena Holly (née Santiago; born December 20, 1932) is the widow of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly. She later remarried. She owns the rights to his name, image, trademarks, and other intellectual property. In 2010, Santiago-Holly co-founded, with Peter Bradley, ""The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation"" also known as TBHEF. Santiago-Holly (birth name: María Elena Santiago) was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. María Elena's mother died when she was 12 years old. In 1953, her father sent her to live with her aunt (Provi Garcia) in New York City. Santiago worked as a receptionist for"
"Bob Montgomery (songwriter) Bob Montgomery (May 12, 1937 – December 4, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer/publisher. Montgomery was born in Lampasas, Texas, United States. He was a songwriting partner and best friend of Buddy Holly, performing together as the duo ""Buddy and Bob"" while teenagers in high school. Initially, they played a variety of bluegrass music, which evolved into rockabilly sounds. Montgomery met Holly at Hutchinson Junior High School in Lubbock, Texas, in 1949. They started playing together at school assemblies and on local radio shows. Montgomery sang lead and Holly harmonized. They soon had a"
"originals, multiple versions of the same songs are available. There are also many different versions of Holly's ""Greatest Hits"" as well as covers and compilation albums of his songs performed by various artists. Many singles and albums of his material have been released posthumously, beginning with ""Peggy Sue Got Married"" in July 1959 and the successful 6-disc collectors box set Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings, some 50 years later in 2009 Buddy Holly discography Buddy Holly recorded under several names and with several different backing bands. The Crickets played on almost all of his singles in 1957 and"
"sang. During the time of recording ""Billie Holiday"", Holiday's health was taking its toll. Some say that she did not look like herself at all, and looked like a ghost of what she once was. In the song ""There'll Be Some Changes Made"", Holiday replaces the name Jack Benny in the lyric """"Even Jack Benny has been changin' his jokes"""" to Frank Sinatra, her jazz friend. The album was completed on March 11, 1959. Four days later, Billie Holiday's lifelong friend and music partner Lester Young died on March 15, 1959. She would die four months later on July 17,"
"in 1959 that were overdubbed by Jack Hansen. Three singles from these sessions were released; ""Peggy Sue Got Married"", ""Learning the Game"", and ""That Makes it Tough"". ""Moondreams"" was also previously unreleased. The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2 The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II is the fifth album released by Buddy Holly, a sequel compilation to ""The Buddy Holly Story"" (1959). The second album to be released posthumously, it is also the first of a series of Buddy Holly albums to feature overdubbing of unfinished tracks, including Holly's last original compositions. ""Little Baby"" was originally from Holly's eponymous solo album,"
"the story line along with Sonny Curtis, Bob Montgomery, Don Guess and Larry Welborn. In the stage show ""The Buddy Holly Story"", the character of Niki Sullivan plays a prominent role. This role was played by Andy Umscheid in the Klingenberg am Main festival's production of the show. Sullivan died of a heart attack, aged 66, on April 6, 2004 at his home in Sugar Creek, Missouri. He was survived by his wife Fran E. Sullivan (died April 1, 2012), his two sons, a granddaughter and a sister. Niki Sullivan Niki Sullivan (June 23, 1937 – April 6, 2004) was"
"Listen to Me: Buddy Holly Listen to Me: Buddy Holly is a tribute album to rock ‘n roll pioneer Buddy Holly, in celebration of what would have been his 75th birthday in 2011. The album was released by Verve Forecast in the United States on 6 September 2011 (Holly's birthday was 7 September 1936) and by eOne Entertainment on the same date in Canada. Series of international releases include releases by Victor Entertainment in Japan, Wrasse Records in the United Kingdom, Shock Records in Australia, as well as releases in Denmark, Italy, South Asia etc. The title alludes to the"
"Holly in the Hills Holly in the Hills is a compilation album by American rock and roll singer Buddy Holly, including songs featuring Bob Montgomery originally released under ""Buddy & Bob"". The album was released as an LP record in both mono and stereo formats in January 1965 (see 1965 in music). ""Holly in the Hills"" was Buddy Holly's fifth posthumously released album and the fourth album to feature previously unreleased material. The original recordings were overdubbed by the Fireballs in 1964 and 1965. The album was released on CD for the first time in 2002 by BGO Records in"
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping ""Crying, Waiting, Hoping"" is a song written by Buddy Holly. It was released in 1959 as the B-side to ""Peggy Sue Got Married"". Three versions of Holly's recording were released: the 1959 commercial release, the 1964 reissue with different orchestration, and Holly's original, private home recording. The song was first recorded on December 14, 1958 by Holly (only himself with guitar) in apartment 4H of ""The Brevoort"", Fifth Avenue, Manhattan (many other sources say apartment 3B). After Holly's death on February 3, 1959, his home recordings of his last six compositions were turned over to record producer"
"an airplane crash took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper and their young pilot on February 3, 1959, ""the Day the Music Died"". Spurred by ""Project GONN"" of The PSPOT (an internet-based resource dedicated to the '60s music underground), a grassroots campaign led to the nomination of GONN in The Iowa Music Association Hall Of Fame And Museum. The band was inducted in a ceremony in 2004 and, as with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was celebrated with a live concert by the inductees. The IRRMA post on the induction of GONN describes the"
"Buddy Holly (song) ""Buddy Holly"" is a song by the American rock band Weezer, written by Rivers Cuomo. It was released as the second single from the band's debut album ""Weezer"" (""The Blue Album"") in 1994. The single was released on what would have been Buddy Holly's 58th birthday. The lyrics reference the song's 1950s namesake and actress Mary Tyler Moore. It reached #2 and #34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, respectively. It also reached #12 in the United Kingdom. ""Rolling Stone"" ranked ""Buddy Holly"" #499 in its list of ""The"
"Heartbeat (Buddy Holly song) ""Heartbeat"" is a rockabilly song credited to Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty and originally recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The B-side of the single was ""Well... All Right"" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison, Joe Mauldin). ""Heartbeat"" was the second to last of Holly's singles to be released during his lifetime. It was a minor hit in the United States, reaching number 82 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. Holly's single had more chart impact in the UK, reaching number 30 in January 1959 and again upon its reissue in April 1960. In the interim"
"Fame. Buddy Pepper died of heart failure on February 7, 1993 at his home in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 70. His survivors included two cousins. Buddy Pepper Buddy Pepper (born Jack Retherford Starkey, April 21, 1922 – February 7, 1993) was an American pianist, songwriter, arranger and actor, known as one of three writers of Billboard's top tune of 1953, ""Vaya Con Dios,"" which has been recorded over 500 times. He also wrote several songs for Universal Pictures' films, including ""Mister Big"" (1943). In 1959, he wrote the title song for the Oscar-winning film ""Pillow Talk"", which"
"lineup and the talent to write most of their own material. After Holly's death in 1959 the band continued to tour and record with other band members into the 21st century. Holly had been making demo recordings with local musician friends since 1954. Sonny Curtis, Jerry Allison, and Larry Welborn participated in these sessions. In 1956 Holly's band, then known informally as Buddy and the Two Tones (Holly with Sonny Curtis and Don Guess; posthumous releases refer to the Three Tunes), recorded an album's worth of rockabilly numbers in Nashville, Tennessee, for Decca; the records were no more than mildly"
"by Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes for Decca Records at Bradley’s Barn, in Nashville, on July 22, 1956. Decca, displeased with Holly's previous two singles, did not issue recordings from this session. After the song was re-recorded by the Crickets in 1957 and became a hit, Decca released the original recording as a single (Decca D30434) on September 2, 1957, with ""Rock Around with Ollie Vee"" as the B-side. It was also the title track of the 1958 album ""That'll Be the Day"". Despite Holly's newfound stardom, the single did not chart. Holly's contract with Decca prohibited him from"