Buddy Holly Lyrics
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From the Album
1. Raining In My Heart
2. Early In The Morning
3. Peggy Sue
4. Maybe Baby
5. Everyday
6. Rave On
7. Thatll Be The Day
8. Heartbeat
9. Think It Over
10. Oh Boy!
11. Its So Easy
12. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Other Songs Aint Got No Home An Empty Cup An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date) Baby Its Love Baby Let's Play House Baby Wont You Come Out Tonight Be-Bop-A-Lula Because I Love You Blue Days - Black Nights Blue Days (aka Blue Days, Black Nights) Blue Days Black Knights Blue Days Black Nights Blue Monday Blue Suede Shoes Blueberry Hill Bo Diddley Brown Eyed Handsome Man Changin' All Those Changes Changing All Those Changes Chantilly Lace Come Back Baby Come on, Let's Go Crying Waiting Hoping Dearest Dont Come Back Knockin Don't Ever Change [Bonus Track] Door To My Heart Down The Line Fade Away Flower Of My Heart Fools Paradise Framed Girl On My Mind Gone Good Rockin Tonight Gotta Get You Near Me Blues Great Balls of Fire Have You Ever Been Lonely Holly Hop Honky Tonk I Fought the Law I Gambled My Heart I Guess I Was Just A Fool I Wanna Play House With You Im Changing All Those Changes Im Gonna Love You Too Im Gonna Set My Foot Down Im Lookin For Someone To Love Im Looking For Someone To Love I'm Walkin' [Previously Unreleased Track] It Doesnt Matter Any More Its Not My Fault Its Too Late Jailhouse Rock Jole Blon Last Night Learning The Game Listen To Me Little Baby Lonesome Tears Look At Me Love Is Strange Love Me Loves Made a Fool of You Loves Made Me A Fool Of You Mailman Bring Me No More Blues Memories Midnight Shift Modern Don Juan Moondreams Not Fade Away Now Were One Peggy Sue Got Married Queen Of The Ballroom Ready Teddy Real Wild Child Reminiscing Rip It Up Rock Around With Ollie Vee Rock Me My Baby Rock-A-Bye Rock Rocket 88 Rockhouse See You Later, Alligator Send Me Some Lovin Shake Rattle and Roll Shake, Rattle & Roll Slippin And Slidin Smokey Joes Cafe Soft Place In My Heart Someone, Someone Take Your Time Tell Me How That Makes It Tough Thats My Desire Thats What They Say Ting-A-Ling True Love Ways Ummm Oh Yeah (Ummm, Oh Yeah) Dearest Valley Of Tears Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie Wake Up Suzy Well... All Right Well Alright Well...All Right What To Do When You Ask About Love Wishing Wishing (Will Make It So) Words Of Love Worlds of Love You And I Are Through You Are My One Desire Youre A Heartbreaker Youre So Square (Youre So Square) Baby I Dont Care Youre The One Youve Got Love
Other Songs Aint Got No Home An Empty Cup An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date) Baby Its Love Baby Let's Play House Baby Wont You Come Out Tonight Be-Bop-A-Lula Because I Love You Blue Days - Black Nights Blue Days (aka Blue Days, Black Nights) Blue Days Black Knights Blue Days Black Nights Blue Monday Blue Suede Shoes Blueberry Hill Bo Diddley Brown Eyed Handsome Man Changin' All Those Changes Changing All Those Changes Chantilly Lace Come Back Baby Come on, Let's Go Crying Waiting Hoping Dearest Dont Come Back Knockin Don't Ever Change [Bonus Track] Door To My Heart Down The Line Fade Away Flower Of My Heart Fools Paradise Framed Girl On My Mind Gone Good Rockin Tonight Gotta Get You Near Me Blues Great Balls of Fire Have You Ever Been Lonely Holly Hop Honky Tonk I Fought the Law I Gambled My Heart I Guess I Was Just A Fool I Wanna Play House With You Im Changing All Those Changes Im Gonna Love You Too Im Gonna Set My Foot Down Im Lookin For Someone To Love Im Looking For Someone To Love I'm Walkin' [Previously Unreleased Track] It Doesnt Matter Any More Its Not My Fault Its Too Late Jailhouse Rock Jole Blon Last Night Learning The Game Listen To Me Little Baby Lonesome Tears Look At Me Love Is Strange Love Me Loves Made a Fool of You Loves Made Me A Fool Of You Mailman Bring Me No More Blues Memories Midnight Shift Modern Don Juan Moondreams Not Fade Away Now Were One Peggy Sue Got Married Queen Of The Ballroom Ready Teddy Real Wild Child Reminiscing Rip It Up Rock Around With Ollie Vee Rock Me My Baby Rock-A-Bye Rock Rocket 88 Rockhouse See You Later, Alligator Send Me Some Lovin Shake Rattle and Roll Shake, Rattle & Roll Slippin And Slidin Smokey Joes Cafe Soft Place In My Heart Someone, Someone Take Your Time Tell Me How That Makes It Tough Thats My Desire Thats What They Say Ting-A-Ling True Love Ways Ummm Oh Yeah (Ummm, Oh Yeah) Dearest Valley Of Tears Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie Wake Up Suzy Well... All Right Well Alright Well...All Right What To Do When You Ask About Love Wishing Wishing (Will Make It So) Words Of Love Worlds of Love You And I Are Through You Are My One Desire Youre A Heartbreaker Youre So Square (Youre So Square) Baby I Dont Care Youre The One Youve Got Love
Charles Hardin Holley, known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter and musician 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 country and western music 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 as part of the Louisiana Hayride's habit of seeking out local bands to add to the show, Holly decided to pursue a career in music. Subsequently, he played with Presley three times that year and 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, a name chosen by the band to subvert Decca's contract limitations. It 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 mid-western 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. This was unfounded considering he first saw Elvis with this line-up in Lubbock in 1955 when Holly was strictly a country music band.
Holly was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Cliff Richard, the Hollies, Elvis Costello, Jeff Beck, Dave Edmunds, Fiona Apple, Lou Reed, Marshall Crenshaw, Freddie Mercury 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.
Birth Name: Charles Hardin HolleyHolly 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 as part of the Louisiana Hayride's habit of seeking out local bands to add to the show, Holly decided to pursue a career in music. Subsequently, he played with Presley three times that year and 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, a name chosen by the band to subvert Decca's contract limitations. It 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 mid-western 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. This was unfounded considering he first saw Elvis with this line-up in Lubbock in 1955 when Holly was strictly a country music band.
Holly was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Cliff Richard, the Hollies, Elvis Costello, Jeff Beck, Dave Edmunds, Fiona Apple, Lou Reed, Marshall Crenshaw, Freddie Mercury 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.
Born: September 7, 1936 in Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Died: February 3, 1959 (at age of 22) in Clear Lake, Iowa, U.S.
Spouse(s): María Elena Santiago (m. 1958)
Genre(s): Rock and roll, rockabilly, pop, country
Instrument(s): Vocals, guitar
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter
Active From: 1952-1959
Associated Acts: The Crickets
Did You Know:
• Cause of death - Blunt trauma as a result of a plane accident