He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, and he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school. He 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, he 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 he 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. Unhappy with Bradley's control in the studio and with the sound he achieved there, he 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 "Best Sellers in Stores" chart and the UK Singles Chart. Its success was followed in October by another major hit, "Peggy Sue".
The album 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 U.S. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, he chartered an airplane to travel to his next show, in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing him, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a tragedy later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died".
During his short career, Holly wrote, recorded, and produced his own material. He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars, bass, and drums. He was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Weezer, and Elton John. He 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".
Don
Buddy Holly Lyrics
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I ain't nothin' but a man in love
The girls they say I'm their only one
They even say I'm a modern Don Juan
Well, there ain't but a-one thing puzzlin' me
I got a girl and she can't see
I want only to make her mine
Well, she thinks I'm just handing her a line
I'll never - ever let her go
Well, ain't nothin' but a man in love
In Buddy Holly's song "Don," the singer speaks about his love for a girl who he wants to make his own. He admits that he is nothing but a man in love and how the other girls consider him to be their own Don Juan. He is puzzled with the fact that he already has a girl, but he has to work hard to make her see that his love is genuine and he only wants her. However, he fears that she may think of his love as just another line he is feeding her. Holly sings that he loves her so much and would never let her go, for he is nothing but a man in love.
The lyrics of "Don" can be interpreted as a lament of a man who is genuinely in love, but his intentions are not understood by his beloved. Despite the love he has for his girl, he faces the challenge of convincing her that his love is real and that he is not just using her. The confusion and frustration that he faces are evident in the lyrics, leaving the listener to sympathize with him.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I ain't nothin' but a man in love
I'm just an ordinary man who has fallen in love with a woman.
I ain't nothin' but a man in love
I am simply a man who has been struck by love.
The girls they say I'm their only one
Women confess to having fallen in love with me alone.
They even say I'm a modern Don Juan
In fact, some women have compared me to Don Juan, the legendary seducer of women.
Well, there ain't but a-one thing puzzlin' me
But there is one thing that confounds me.
I got a girl and she can't see
I have a girlfriend who does not understand my love for her.
I want only to make her mine
All I desire is to have her as my own.
Well, she thinks I'm just handing her a line
Unfortunately, she believes that my feelings are insincere and just an attempt to deceive her.
Oh, I love her so
Despite this, I love her deeply.
I'll never - ever let her go
I will never let her leave me.
Well, ain't nothin' but a man in love
In the end, I am merely a man who has been swept away by the power of love.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DON GUESS, JACK NEIL
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@devinpaul9026
What would have happened is the lost would've lived long enough to lose their innocence and souls. The only difference would be a slightly different sound today and maybe not even that.
It was always a business, and they ALWAYS ran on money-- and money only ever flows downhill.
One way or another we'd have lost them. The Only difference is this way we care because we missed out on just a little bit more of the good times.
When the music was still good, people still at least PRETENDED to care, and most things were MADE with that care.
They died fairly innocent, I'd say that's a whole lot better than what they would've lived to become, or what they would live to see their work "inspire".
There's no solemnity anymore. No reverence, no gravity.
They will have always existed in a world where it still did.
They died as we're SUPPOSED to be and aren't anymore.
@Swampwabbit77
Released 1973 on the album Never, Never, Never.
The song was originally sung by folk-singer and songwriter Lori Lieberman. She was inspired by Don McLean: Coaxed by a friend, she went to see the then-unknown McLean sing at the famous Troubadour Club on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles in the early 70's.
McLean’s performance of "American Pie" and other songs inspired Lieberman so much, that she penned a poem about the singer. Still in the nightclub she made some notes on a napkin, and she said "I saw Don Mclean play the Troubadour in L.A. one night and I was so moved by his lyrics and melodies that I went home and wrote a poem about it." She felt as though this young man had found her personal letters and read them out loud, and that he was killing her softly with his words. That poem – originally titled "Killing Me Softly With His Blues" – inspired songwriters Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox to write this song for Lori Lieberman and she went on to record it and released it on her debut album 1971.
The song was included in an airline’s in-flight music program. During a cross-country flight, soul singer Roberta Flack heard the song and immediately was intrigued by it. Upon landing, Flack investigated the song, contacted Gimbel and Fox, and offered to record it. They agreed, and in 1973 it became a No. 1 hit for Roberta Flack. Twenty-six years later, Lieberman is still licking her wounds. She was never given credit for the lyrics, and her version, as beautifully done as Flack’s, quickly disappeared.
Roberta Flack released her recording of this song on a single in late January 1973, and within a month it was number one in the US Billboard, and had been certified gold by the RIAA. In August of the same year Roberta Flack then released an Album entitled "Killing Me Softly" containing the hit single and a few other songs including "Jesse" and When You Smile. Roberta Flack 1973 received the Grammy Awards for "Pop Female Vocal" and "Record of the Year" and the composers received the award for the "Song of the Year". The song was interpreted meanwhile by many other artists and orchestras.
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@jimwilson4410
I am 74 and have heard this song many, many times but this is the first time with the pictures to emphasize the words. Powerful.
@vihtakolpie4756
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@skrumpf1412
Thank you jim
@catluver2134
I remember hearing this song for the first time in my history of rock class in college almost 2yrs ago, with these images and to me i found it very interesting
@Alex-yy5wo
I’m 20 and love this song.
@shannonmorrison7455
I wish there were more tributes to Ritchie Valens. I know he was new but he made a big impact in his 17 years old.
@ShutTheFuckUp0809
Shannon Morrison yes and at only 17 years old he is considered the god father of Chicano rock n roll.
@balconcitos
They made a movie about him, “La Bamba”
@plasticage2085
u can see it in La Bamba movie