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".
Not Fade Away
Buddy Holly Lyrics
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I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be
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You're gonna give your love to me
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I want to love you night and day
You know my loving not fade away
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Well you know my loving not fade away
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My love bigger than a Cadillac
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I'll try to show it when you're driving me back
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Your love for me got to be real
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For you to know just how I feel
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A love for real not fade away
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I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be
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You're gonna give your love to me
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Love to last more than one day
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Love is loving and not fade away
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Love is loving and not fade away
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The lyrics to Buddy Holly's song "Not Fade Away" are about a man who is desperately in love with someone and wants to make sure that the love they share will never fade away. He confidently starts off by saying, "I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be, you're gonna give your love to me." He then goes on to express his desire to love the person "night and day" because his love for them is bigger than a Cadillac. The man wants the other person to know that the love is real and not just a fleeting feeling. He wants their love to last more than just one day, as love is loving, and not something that fades away.
One interpretation of the song is that it speaks to the fear that love will fade away over time. The man is expressing his desire for a love that is lasting and enduring. The repetition of the "bop-bop-bops" throughout the song serve to emphasize this point. Additionally, the song is in a fast-paced tempo, which could indicate a sense of urgency or intensity behind the man's desire for a long-lasting love.
Line by Line Meaning
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Repetitive sound mimicking a drumbeat
I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be
The singer is about to explain the situation
You're gonna give your love to me
The singer expects the listener to love them back
I want to love you night and day
The artist desires to love the listener all the time
You know my loving not fade away
The artist is confident their love will not diminish
Well you know my loving not fade away
Reinforcing the previous statement
My love bigger than a Cadillac
The singer's love is grand and impressive
I'll try to show it when you're driving me back
The artist will express their love when given the opportunity
Your love for me got to be real
The artist needs the listener's love to be genuine
For you to know just how I feel
The artist wants the listener to understand their emotions
A love for real not fade away
The singer wants authentic love that will not disappear
Love to last more than one day
The artist seeks long-lasting love
Love is loving and not fade away
Real love remains even after time passes
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Repetitive sound mimicking a drumbeat
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Charles Hardin, Norman Petty
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@@donaldloehr4300 The Crickets went on to experience moderate success. Despite the band hiring a dead ringer for Holly's vocal prowess, David Box, and recording one of Holly's last demos, "Peggy Sue Got Married," nothing really stuck with the public from the band's post-Holly Coral and Liberty label releases. Box tragically died in a plane crash on tour in 1964 at age 21, much like Holly before him.
Gradually, though, original band member Jerry Allison, along with new member Sonny Curtis—the two mainstays of the new group—ventured into touring, session work and songwriting, backing the Everly Brothers on their British tour, recording an entire album with teen idol Bobby Vee and even scoring a U.K. hit with a Goffin-King song called "Don't Ever Change."
Curtis later wrote several songs including "Love Is All Around"—better known as the Mary Tyler Moore Show TV theme. The band's first post-Buddy album—1960's "In Style with the Crickets"—eventually produced two major hits for other artists: "I Fought the Law" would become the only U.S. chart-topper for the Bobby Fuller Four in 1966 and the Clash eleven years later, while "More Than I Can Say" topped at number two for Leo Sayer in a soft rock version from 1980.
The group continued to tour and record sporadically in the 1970s, often with outlaw country legend Waylon Jennings, who had been part of Buddy's road band that fateful night but never got on the doomed plane. In 1988, Paul McCartney produced a new single for the group, "T-Shirt," which got some airplay. They also reformed in 2004 for an all-star tribute album featuring such luminaries as Eric Clapton, Phil Everly, Graham Nash, Vince Neil, John Prine, Albert Lee, Johnny Rivers, Rodney Crowell, Bobby Vee and, in one of his last recordings, Waylon himself.
From ..... https://www.liveabout.com/the-crickets-after-buddy-hollys-death-2522175
@dookieday1
Buddy Holly had the best rock and roll drummer of that era.
@pumpkinking5174
The great Jerry Allison
@jjclonewars
Who the hell would dislike Buddy Holly... nobody dislikes Buddy Holly
@kato64
6 musical morons apparently...
@kato64
I don't mind a little Bach now and then.
@robertisham5279
seriously why ?
@manhattan7055
Bo Diddley would, that's who, cuz this whole song is Buddy rippin' off that Bo Diddley Beat!! Word
@wrestlingfan771
To dislike Buddy Holly is to say you hate rock n' roll.
@PizzaParker107
Buddy Holly was way ahead of his time. So much talent just imagine if he had lived longer than he did
@jasonteqja7262
Especially with this song