Buddy Holly

INCLUDE 4 BONUS TRACKS

The label “rock & roll pioneer” can only be applied to a few musicians who were instrumental in the development of the genre during the mid-1950s. Among these giants are Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. Another name that must be added to this list is Buddy Holly (born Charles Hardin Holley on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas). Even though he had only been recording for less than two years prior to his premature death (he died tragically in a plane crash, on February 3, 1959, at the tender age of 22), Holly left an impression as deep as if he had been in the business for decades.

PERSONNEL:

BUDDY HOLLY: lead vocals and guitar on all tracks, plus:

Side 1 (1, 2, 5 & 6) & Side 2 (4): The Crickets:
Joe B. Mauldin (bass), Jerry Allison (drums), Niki Sullivan (rhythm guitar and harmony vocals),
Norman Petty (electric piano on side 1, on #6), The Picks (overdubbed backing vocals on side 1,and side 2, #4).
Produced by Norman Petty. Recorded at Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, New Mexico, between April and July 1957.

Side 1(3 & 4) / Side 2 (3 & 6): The Crickets:
Joe B. Mauldin (bass), Jerry Allison (drums), Niki Sullivan (rhythm guitar), The Picks (overdubbed backing vocals).
Recorded at Tinker U.S. Airforce Base, Oklahoma City, September 29, 1957.

Side 2, (1 & 2): Niki Sullivan (guitar), Larry Welborn (bass), Jerry Allison (drums),
June Clark, Niki Sullivan, Gary & Ramona Tollet (backing vocals on side 2, # 1). Produced by
Norman Petty. Recorded at Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, New Mexico, February 25, 1957.

Side 2 5): The Crickets: Joe B. Mauldin (bass), Jerry Allison (drums)
with Niki Sullivan (rhythm guitar and harmony vocals), The Picks (overdubbed backing vocals).
Produced by Norman Petty. Recorded at Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, New Mexico, March 12, 1957.

Side 1(7 & 8) / Side 2 (7): Sonny Curtis (lead guitar), Grady Martin (acoustic rhythm guitar),
Don Guess (bass), Doug Kirkham (drums). Recorded at Bradley’s Barn, Nashville, January 26, 1956.

Side 2 (8:) Sonny Curtis (lead guitar), Grady Martin (rhythm guitar), Don Guess (bass),
Jerry Allison (drums). Recorded at Bradley’s Barn, Nashville, July 22, 1956.

SIDE 1
1. OH, BOY!
2. NOT FADE AWAY
3. YOU’VE GOT LOVE
4. MAYBE BABY
5. IT’S TOO LATE
6. TELL ME HOW
7. BLUE DAYS, BLACK NIGHTS
8. ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE

SIDE 2
1. THAT’LL BE THE DAY
2. I’M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE
3. AN EMPTY CUP (AND A BROKEN DATE)
4. SEND ME SOME LOVIN’
5. LAST NIGHT
6. ROCK ME BABY
7. DON’T COME BACK KNOCKIN’
8. I’M CHANGING ALL THOSE CHANGES