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".
I'm Changin' All Those Changes
Buddy Holly Lyrics
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So now I'm changing all those changes
That I made when I left you
Sweetheart I'm changing all those changes
That I made when I left you
Because I made those changes when I thought you were untrue
But now you're gone, I've found I'm wrong
There's nothing I can do
Except to change up all those changes
I didn't stop to think, I just left without a care
And know I know you're gone and I can't find you anywhere
I should have reconsidered all those things I said I'd do
So now I'm changing all those changes
That I made when I left you
The song "I'm Changing All Those Changes" by Buddy Holly is a reflection of regret and remorse. It's a song about realizing the mistakes one has made and trying to make amends. The opening lines "I should have reconsidered all those things I said I'd do, so now I'm changing all those changes that I made when I left you" establishes the tone of repentance. The singer is admitting his faults in leaving his sweetheart behind and is making efforts to fix his mistakes.
The song also showcases the singer's emotional turmoil after leaving his loved one. The line "Sweetheart I'm changing all those changes that I made when I left you, because I made those changes when I thought you were untrue, but now you're gone, I've found I'm wrong, there's nothing I can do" speaks volumes about his feelings of guilt and regret. He acknowledges that he was wrong in judging her and leaving her behind. Now that he has realized his mistake, he's trying to make amends by changing the things he did wrong.
In the end, the singer understands that he can't undo his past actions but can only move forward. He learns from his mistakes and vows to do things differently in the future. The line "I should have reconsidered all those things I said I'd do, so now I'm changing all those changes that I made when I left you" highlights this realization. He's not only changing his ways to make amends but also to make things right in the future.
Line by Line Meaning
I should have reconsidered all those things I said I'd do
I regret not thinking through the things I promised to do
So now I'm changing all those changes
I am going back on my earlier decisions
That I made when I left you
The changes I made when I left you
Sweetheart I'm changing all those changes
I am changing the decisions I made when I left you in a loving way
Because I made those changes when I thought you were untrue
I made those changes because I believed you were unfaithful
But now you're gone, I've found I'm wrong
Now that you are gone, I realize I was mistaken
There's nothing I can do
I can't undo the decisions I made earlier
Except to change up all those changes
Except to reverse the decisions I made earlier
I didn't stop to think, I just left without a care
I acted impulsively without thinking it through
And know I know you're gone and I can't find you anywhere
Now that you are gone, I can't locate you
I should have reconsidered all those things I said I'd do
I should have thought through the promises I made
So now I'm changing all those changes
I am reversing the decisions I made earlier
That I made when I left you
The decisions I made when I left you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BUDDY HOLLY
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Appalachian Outcast
An interesting fact:
look almost just like him. I’m from Texas, have a bit of a similar voice, and play guitar and some other instruments. I remember singing a while ago and my parents and everybody said I reminded them of Buddy Holly. Then my parents looked at my family tree. There he was. On my family tree. I’m also same religion as him. I’m a baptist he was too. And I realized that my father looked like buddy too. I am happy to be related to him. I impersonate him
Some information about Buddy Holly:
Buddy Holly was only 22 when he died and sang since he was around 13. He was in a country and western duo with bob Montgomery for a while then he joined the crickets in late 1957. They had good songs together, such as, Oh Boy!, Peggy Sue, That’ll be the day, Everyday, and words of love. He was no doubt great at a lot. I don’t like him because he’s my relative, I like him because he has talent. I was a fan of him before I figured out I was related to him. But his band was mainly friends but he had his 3rd cousin by marriage join. Niki Sullivan was in there but then quit because he wasn’t a fan of the traveling. Then it was stuck with Buddy Holly, Joe B Mauldin, and Jerry Allison. Then the crickets got in a argument because Buddy wanted to record in New York. But Jerry and joe wanted to stay in Clovis New Mexico. Also Joe and Jerry were drinking a little bit. Then Buddy on a tour that took his life along with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Maria Elena Holly had a miscarriage and lost the baby. She was devastated and she never remarried again. February 3rd 1959 was then nicknamed The Day The Music Died. And there is some theories that Buddy shot The Big Bopper but there was no way it was possible for Buddy, Ritchie, or The Big Bopper to live. The last thing I want to say is....
R.I.P
Larry Chuchua
❤❤❤❤Psalm 32
New International Version
Psalm 32
Of David. A maskil.[a]
1 Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
2 Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord does not count against them
and in whose spirit is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night
your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.[b]
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
David B
Never get enough of Buddy's voice. He got that echo perfect on this one (somehow, technically, for the day). The boy was just so incredibly WAY ahead of his time, and pushing the envelope, in everything, every day. How, at his age?!! That opening riff to "That'll Be the Day" still sounds incredible and would chart this week, if some new band had just released it ... 60 years later!!
Georgie Thumbs
The voice on this guy was unbelievable. My band was trying to figure out how to play this and the drummer couldn't get the right beat until we figured out it's a basic polka beat 1-2 1-2... It's Hollys voice that makes you think the beat is more complicated than it really is
Mike Frizzi
any vids of your band covering Buddy tracks?
Nick Lopez
What a range. What a song. What a performer!
Leo Bos
Buddy is raw basic unadulterated early rock !! Nothing can beat that. Certainly not the technical computerised crap of today
HantHil
Well said ...!
HantHil
You wouldn't have Lennon / McCartney and so many other great artists without the early raw Rock n Roll / Rockabilly influence of the late- great Buddy Holly....Truly the BEST !!
NotRealName
3 years later...
And it never changed! Music has gotten watered down since autotune.
Dosi Doze
6 years later and they keep giving us shit music 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
john thrussell
Beautiful song