A very small band, poor amplification, poor sound quality, no echo on the mics, a black and white picture, and yet this is still a masterpiece! This really really rocks! That's how you know the man literally had rock & roll in his soul! He literally WAS rock & roll!

@therealfronzilla

Жыл бұрын

That's because Ed Sullivan turned off his amps. He thought this song was too lewd and wanted them to choose another song. Buddy told him that he had promised a whole bunch of friends they were going to be playing the song for them. That was Buddy's way of saying he wasn't going to change it. If you notice Ed even mispronounced Buddy's name as well. Crazy stuff, huh?

@shuroom57

Жыл бұрын

He inspired the Beatles. There's a feather in yer cap.

@AB-ce5fg

Жыл бұрын

Doesnt look like Waylon Jennings on the bass to me. History says Waylon was bas player and gave up his seat.

@shuroom57

Жыл бұрын

@@AB-ce5fg This is before the Crickets (feat. Joe B. Mauldin on bass, here) and Buddy Holly went their separate ways. Later, just before the plane crash, on that winter tour, he added Waylon Jennings on bass.

@BeeWhistler

Жыл бұрын

@@therealfronzilla Dang, what a little crybaby. So unprofessional. Though one good thing came out of it… I can hear Buddy’s voice nice and clear.

Ed: turns off buddy’s guitar, calls him Buddy Hollet Buddy: I’ll show you

@Radioactiveshit

3 жыл бұрын

did he?

@sampopkin

3 жыл бұрын

@@Radioactiveshit yes. Buddy and the Crickets wanted to perform Oh Boy, their latest single. But Sullivan considered it to be too raucous and insisted they choose a lighter song. When they refused he called him Buddy Hollit and turned off his amplifier. You can see Buddy reaching for his volume knob the whole time but still handling it like a pro

@Radioactiveshit

3 жыл бұрын

@@sampopkin damn that's such a childish thing to do

@shoknifeman2mikado135

3 жыл бұрын

@@Radioactiveshit And it didn't work as Buddy's throat mike caught most of buddy's guitar sounds anyway

@proctor107

2 жыл бұрын

The way he done that guitar solo just to show the audience it was unplugged was great.

65 years without Buddy Holly😭❤️ R.I.P Buddy Holly🤍🤍

I still listen to Buddy in 2024

@jacobyperez-qt8lk

4 ай бұрын

same

@FlorentlynnOfficial

4 ай бұрын

Yup

@jimbosvidbits6166

3 ай бұрын

Me too

@FlorentlynnOfficial

3 ай бұрын

@@jimbosvidbits6166 which song is your favorite?

@jimbosvidbits6166

3 ай бұрын

@@FlorentlynnOfficial "Maybe Baby"

Ed Sullivan robbed history of a legendary guitar performance

@kellycottom536

2 жыл бұрын

And he purposely mispronounced Buddy's last name! 😩

@thebeatlesandqueen8817

2 жыл бұрын

@@kellycottom536 lol

@veramae4098

2 жыл бұрын

@@kellycottom536 Buddy "Hollet"?

@kevincasson9848

2 жыл бұрын

Could not agree more arraggghh

@jimfrisk688

2 жыл бұрын

@@kellycottom536 and purposely said "and HIS crickets, instead of THE crickets".

A fantastic song by one of the biggest legends of rock and roll! The story behind this appearance is legendary. Buddy and the Crickets had been rehearsing the song all week when Sullivan asked them to substitute another song because he found "Oh Boy"' to be suggestive in its lyrics. Buddy refused, and did "Oh Boy" anyway. As a result, Ed had the feed from Buddy's guitar turned off and the lights lowered. Some reports state they were supposed to sing two songs, but Ed cut them down to one, putting Buddy on in the last five minutes of the show and mispronouncing his name in the introduction. To compensate for the guitar feed being cut off, Buddy sung and played as loudly as possible and kept trying to turn up the volume on his guitar. So, when all is said and done, this is one of those legendary performances that almost didn't happen. We are fortunate to have it since footage of Buddy Holly is extremely rare.

@jthyme7940

3 жыл бұрын

Very true, Tom. The other song they were to do that night was "Not Fade Away". Sullivan called the Crickets to a last-minute rehearsal the afternoon of the show, but when he got to their dressing room only Buddy was sitting there. When Ed asked where the others were, Buddy said, “I don’t know.” Sullivan said, “Well, I guess The Crickets aren't too excited to be on The Ed Sullivan Show,” and Buddy replied, “I hope they’re damn more excited than I am.” and THAT set Ed off. The Crickets were actually invited to come back for a THIRD show, after they were such a hit on this show but Buddy said that Sullivan could never come up with enough money for them to do a 3rd appearance.

@TomElvisSmith

3 жыл бұрын

@@jthyme7940 I never knew the other song they were supposed to do was "Not Fade Away". Didn't Ed ask them to sing "Wait 'till the Sun Shines Nellie" or something like that instead of "Oh Boy"?

@that70sgirl90

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so much for sharing! That was very interesting. 💖

@TomElvisSmith

3 жыл бұрын

@@that70sgirl90 You're very welcome!

@that70sgirl90

3 жыл бұрын

@@jthyme7940 Thank you for also sharing! 💖

And just like that Buddy puts a Fender Stratocaster on TV.

Ah, another brilliant artist that Ed Sullivan was rude to. Gotta love Buddy Holly for not letting him get in the way.

@recordguy4321

3 жыл бұрын

you mean when he called him TEX on his first appearance? I would agree.

@Joe69882

3 жыл бұрын

@@recordguy4321 during this performance, sullivan and the crickets got into an argument, and sullivan tried to turn off Holly's guitar amp

@cliffwilleford9970

3 жыл бұрын

Ed Sullivan had never messed with the boy from West Texas

@cliffwilleford9970

3 жыл бұрын

Like Waylon Jennings they tend to have a fuck you attitude

@loudastous1159

3 жыл бұрын

Sullivan had Buddy's amp turned off so Holly strummed his guitar harder to let people know it was turned off

RIP the four members of The Crickets Buddy Holly (September 7, 1936 - February 3, 1959), aged 22 Niki Sullivan (June 23, 1937 - April 6, 2004), aged 66 Jerry Allison (August 31, 1939 - August 22, 2022), aged 82 Joe B. Mauldin (July 8, 1940 - February 7, 2015), aged 74 You will always be remembered as legends.

@iselasanchez1647

Жыл бұрын

Buddy holly was. 22

Crazy to think he’d be gone just the following year. R.I.P. Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper.

4 ай бұрын

Yup... and my father had tickets for his next show in Moorhead MN. I believe the plane crashed in Iowa, just a state away.

@plawson8577

4 ай бұрын

It Crashed in Clear Lake,Iowa on Tuesday morning February 3,1959.

Buddys soul could not be turned down like a Guitar amp .

@waukivorycopse2402

Жыл бұрын

Well said

@giulioluzzardi7632

Жыл бұрын

@@waukivorycopse2402 Thanks, Buddy!

@monsieurcommissaire1628

11 ай бұрын

Preach, brother! Aaaaaaamen!

@SlapthePissouttayew

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely Goddamn right!

Buddy’s face this entire time was priceless when he realized what Sullivan did. And even added the wooooooo to tick him off even more

@FlintyCobblestone

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't fuck with B. Holly. He was a bad man.

@judysweat4806

2 жыл бұрын

guess I missed this--what do you mean?

@FlintyCobblestone

2 жыл бұрын

@@judysweat4806 Sullivan had his technicians make Buddy and the Crickets' performance look horrible by messing with the sound and the lighting because Sullivan wouldn't allow them to play "Oh, Boy." Buddy and the boys did it anyway.

@zachjones7337

Жыл бұрын

The wooooo is part of the original song.

@northlight1908

Жыл бұрын

You can see the defiance in Buddy's eyes and hear the edge in his vocal delivery. He had a Top 10 hit, and he was gonna sing it on national TV!

Buddy “Hollet “ and his Crickets. Boy Ed Sullivan was channeling his inner mean girl.

If there hadn’t been a Buddy Holly, there might not have been The Beatles.

@lightcaesar

3 жыл бұрын

Even their name (Beatles) was influenced by "Crickets."

@LeBeauYT

3 жыл бұрын

Their cover of "That'll Be The Day" would've never existed.

@deadpan80

3 жыл бұрын

you probably wouldn't have the whole British Invasion and thus any of the music that came out of California in response - most of those bands were heavily influenced by Buddy. He's brief time on this Earth and an everlasting effect for decades

@sandymartyn5410

3 жыл бұрын

They might have been but they wouldn't have been called the Beatles, I watched an interview with Paul McCartney and he said they got the name from the Crickets.

@AntMan201490

3 жыл бұрын

I agree😀👍🏿

The Ed Sullivan Show was the most influential, most watched, popular variety program in the history of television. In spite of Ed Sullivan, himself...

@Zzyzzyzzs

2 жыл бұрын

If you considered the full context you wouldn't think that way. Ed had to balance being the maker of stars with the network's demands. It was his job to know what was likely to be acceptable to censors, and what the public would respond to. This was a time when people were being hounded out of showbiz for being black, for being allegedly gay, even just for being _suspected_ Communists. Basically only the absolute biggest acts (like Elvis) could (just barely) get away with pushing the boundaries, and Sullivan knew that. Maybe he didn't always get it right, and he did have a tendency to take it personally, but it's sorta understandable. If he's saying "You shouldn't do this song" it's his professional opinion. When you look at the rest of his morality judgments (supporting black performers, defending their right to perform, supporting Ingrid Bergman after her scandalous affair saw her hounded out of America, trying to book alleged Communist sympathisers and only reluctantly stopping because his network told him to), he got it right most of the time.

@crazyman8472

2 жыл бұрын

It was a rilly big shew! 😎

@BrooklynAvenue

2 жыл бұрын

He was the least important part of his own show. What he was doing was, in effect, serving as the 1950s version of KZread, presenting the best videos he could find for you. Technology rendered him as useless as he always was from the start.

Buddy holly was such a great musician.He was gone to soon.

@canalcksofficial1745

3 жыл бұрын

very soon, he would be one of the great artists of this wave.

@sierria64

3 жыл бұрын

Buddy was first white to play apollo in harlem ny. My dad saw him he was 12yrs old..he said we like him

@Radioactiveshit

3 жыл бұрын

hell yeah he was

Just imagine for a moment an alternate time line where we got another 50 years of music from Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. ❤️

@shuroom57

Жыл бұрын

I do it all the time. And it's mind-blowing.

@tracer0017

Жыл бұрын

Still one of my favourite movies and sad movies at the same time. Loved watching Gary Busey do Buddy. I still cant believe hes gone when I see his videos and hear his music. Such a talent

@sid3fx1122

Жыл бұрын

I often think about how the creatives with the most groundbreaking world changing potential probably actually never created anything at all. They didn't have the right environment or mental fortitude or care to even get going. We have to appreciate what we do get from people.

@Molly_Belle

Жыл бұрын

Pure talent. Pure courage.❤

@adrinathegreat3095

Жыл бұрын

Be interesting seeing as buddy Holly was by then a fading star resorting to package tours and his regained popularity was due to his untimely death, likely he would have either faded into obscurity or turned to music production, the other 2 weren't really big hit maker's, big bopper would likely have stuck with writing comedy songs, Richie had 1 big hit Donna whilst alive, but it more remembered today for an obscure b side la bamba, due to them wanting to make a movie about him and having so little actual music recorded by him, so named it after a b-side he recorded. All 3's early death contributed massively to Thier enduring popularity, which did far more to immortalised them than if they'd lived. But who knows, all we know is they've become mortalised by early death and songs, movies and books cashed in on it

Look at his right hand strumming at 0:57 and the headbanging that follows. Pure rock n' roll.

@waukivorycopse2402

3 жыл бұрын

I love that moment, pure wild mercury sound!

@thezenitsufan1249

Жыл бұрын

He did that to show the audience that the microphone to his guitar amplifier was turned off

@christinap-c

Жыл бұрын

I fell in love with him at that moment.

@trentnorth6332

Жыл бұрын

If I’m not mistaken, this may have been the first time that an musician head-banged on national television 😊

@Caledonian905

Жыл бұрын

My hand would fall off if I tried to do that 😂

Loved how both Buddy & Jim Morrison defied Ed Sullivan’s censorship…that’s real rock & roll attitude‼️

@rhondashinn4952

5 ай бұрын

What did Buddy do make Ed mad?

@loilt5091

5 ай бұрын

@@rhondashinn4952 Ed didn't want him to play, Oh Boy, due to the suggestive lyrical content. Censorship...that isn't in the true spirit of rock and roll! 🇨🇦

@rhondashinn4952

5 ай бұрын

thanks for telling me@@loilt5091

@rockinmosquito

3 ай бұрын

@@loilt5091 Don't forget about Bo Diddley, who Sullivan wanted to sing a C&W song. Bo played his own song Bo Diddley. One of the band members said, you could see smoke coming out of Sullivan's ears.

@loilt5091

3 ай бұрын

@@rockinmosquito Bo rules, Chess Records…luv the guy‼️

Considering the situation they were in at that moment, this song was absolutely perfect. This performance was the biggest fuck you to Ed, Hail Buddy Holly and the crickets.

Considering the obstacles that Ed Sullivan put in their way, I'm amazed by how well Buddy Holly & The Crickets' performance turned out! 🤓

@thebeatlesandqueen8817

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Tattooineismycity

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebeatlesandqueen8817 love your username lol

@LGuitarB

2 жыл бұрын

It goes to show that when the drums, bass and vocals are there the whole song should already work (and I'm saying that as a guitarist)

@shoknifeman2mikado135

2 жыл бұрын

@@LGuitarB Fortunately, his throat mike caught enough of the guitar to make it sound ok

@braemarbee9889

Жыл бұрын

Ed Sullivan was a bit of a pig then.

the howl that holly did at 0:55 was fucking sick, RIP buddy holly.

@shoknifeman2mikado135

2 жыл бұрын

While it wasn't on the record, from what snippets of BH concert audio I've heard, he always did it on stage

It's interesting to see Buddy Holly's facial expressions during the performance, In some moments he seems confused by the sound of his guitar, but he realized that his performance was sabotaged... When he finished, he smiles saying "fuck you, you tried to sabotage us and we made an iconic performance"

@thebeatlesandqueen8817

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@dhb.4veil

Жыл бұрын

yeah you can tell he looked quite annoyed in a lowkey facial expression

@user-AllenE

Жыл бұрын

It looks like it, but he actually did not say that

@bethanygrishaw7159

10 ай бұрын

I can see him looking down every few seconds

@jdunk6058

9 ай бұрын

@@bethanygrishaw7159 Also trying to turn the volume knob up on the guitar. :19, :21. You can pin point the moment he realizes what Dick.... errr Ed did.

It doesn't get more Rock n' Roll than this.

If I’m not mistaken, this may have been the first time that an musician head-banged on national television 😊 0:58

@FaZe-Ghost1

3 ай бұрын

It actually was 😮

Holly had a huge influence in England. Beatles named themselves after The Crickets as well as The Hollies naming themselves after Buddy. That's respect.

@thebeatlesandqueen8817

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, holly was a great influence on rock n roll and made a big impact on rock

@Rubarb51

2 жыл бұрын

The Beatles got there Name from The Ancient Egyptian Scarab Dung Beetle 🪲in the Occult

@user-kw1hs4dn1g

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rubarb51 lol no

@Rubarb51

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-kw1hs4dn1g yes they are stop being in the dark .. an reaserch the truth

@haba3000

2 жыл бұрын

Buddy Holly also influenced John Lennon and Paul McCartney to start writing they're own songs.

Dead at 22 and he was just getting started

Little did he know, but Ed Sullivan, in his act of infantile spite, managed to inspire an absolute, God-awesome legendary performance from a great man that couldn't be kept down. Not even death could stop his music, which gets us bouncing off the walls to this day. "The day the music died"? I don't know what the heck day that's supposed to be, but this music never died, and never will.

@ShailendraSINGH-jk2ev

4 ай бұрын

THE BODY DIES.....SOUL KIPS ON ROKIN

@kittywisdom4534

4 ай бұрын

Don McLean's song "American Pie" is a massive compliment to Holly. Buddy Holly WAS the music that died. His works live on. We lost a genius the day Holly died. Fortunately he planted seeds that allowed rock music to blossom even more.

He was still on his way up when he died. He had so much talent and I think he would've continued to pioneer and amaze.

It breaks my heart to know his life was cut short just as it really began. He seemed so pure and real. Such a huge loss. 😢

R.I.P Buddy Holly. We’ll all miss his greatness 😭😭

@32southpaw76

3 жыл бұрын

As the cover says BUDDY HOLLY LIVES.

@hhh.c_v

2 жыл бұрын

I like your name and pfp 👍👍 stay blessed friend

@32southpaw76

2 жыл бұрын

@@hhh.c_v we all got buddy pfp

@foggymountainmusic3468

2 жыл бұрын

True

@buddyhollyhq1989

2 жыл бұрын

Rip buddy holly! Who knows what couldve been made yet he didnt die. Btw found ur comment hah

I loved how musicians wore suits and ties back then. Love the Buddy Holly sound!

@user-fi5zl1vc1c

6 ай бұрын

A Legend 👍

@SomeDutchGuy

Ай бұрын

They were following the Everly Brothers' advice.

Buddy had a lot of confidence, cuz he is not singing along with the recording, like most acts did at the time. He's actually singing that song live. Long live rock and roll

@shoknifeman2mikado135

2 жыл бұрын

Unlike American Bandstand, Sullivan always insisted on bands singing live

@lauradona

7 ай бұрын

Not singing live. No mic

@randroid4504

5 ай бұрын

he is wearing a mic around his neck@@lauradona

@thomaspappalardo7589

5 ай бұрын

@@lauradonaIt’s a body mic

My favourite part is when he screams and starts headbanging. The first to do it buddy holly. People really should learn the roots of rock with theae guys of the 50s.

@shoknifeman2mikado135

Жыл бұрын

@nurse_zoe Or..... Punk Rock is so Buddy.... I love Buddy and all-girl Japanese punk (See my Avatar, Shonen Knife)

I would say Buddy's voice sounds even better in this live performance than in the studio version.

@trampasgriffinify

8 ай бұрын

Studios back then where in their infancy. Still they did amazing with what they had. Analog tape was hand cut and spliced. Plus tape wears out fast and picks up lint and dander. Editing takes and overdubbing made the songs sound old. Even when new. Its a shame they have digital recording and more multitracks and better mics now. Sure the recording is better sounding now but the music sounds worse. God we need more talent.

@lauradona

7 ай бұрын

Not singing live. No mic.......

@iberius9937

7 ай бұрын

@@lauradona The mic was in there somewhere. If you have a good ear, you can tell the difference between his voice here and in the recording. Here it sounds somewhat fuller.

@barrytooley6724

6 ай бұрын

@@lauradonaYou are kidding, right. The Mike is above his head

@ericbohm1981

Ай бұрын

Definitely live ​@@lauradona

R.I.P Buddy Holly 🙏🙏 🎸 🎸 He'll be 85 today

Buddy had 53 weeks left on this earth after this show. Gone but never forgotten.

Buddy holly was such a great musician,shame you cannot hear his fender

@garychambers5850

3 жыл бұрын

I know? Why was he playing so soft? Unless on stage it sounded louder? I have a 2000 American Fender Stratocaster the same Sunburst color as Buddy's with the Maple Neck. Great guitar then, and now! 🎸

@kurdtacolbain731

3 жыл бұрын

@@garychambers5850 sullivan turned the volume down because he was pissed at Holly for refusing sullivan's order to not play "Oh Boy!".

@ElectricBananaClubnet

3 жыл бұрын

@@kurdtacolbain731 That's also why Sullivan intentionally mispronounced Holly's name during the introduction.

@kurdtacolbain731

3 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricBananaClubnet yup. What a guy. :)

@waukivorycopse2402

3 жыл бұрын

You can see Buddy turning up his volume dial at 0:20, to no avail!!

Just imagine what they would have looked 20 years later.

Is it just me or does Buddy take the form of a giant here? Absolutely powerful and monstrously talented, rock n roll exuding from every part of him. That scream and the blistering, hot scrabble of noise that is the guitar solo...rock n roll magic. Buddy Holly Lives.

@oppastoppa9786

2 жыл бұрын

The Buddy Holly museum states he was 146 pounds and a height of 6”2

@strahinjagov

2 жыл бұрын

Well if I'm not mistaken Buddy was pretty tall lol

@charlesveg

2 жыл бұрын

"Buddy Holly Lives." -- Amen

@jedmills4495

Жыл бұрын

@charlesveg at 82 year old, I have sung "O Boy at last 1000 times. Now , I accompany myself with my beautiful, Gipson, Humming Bird...

@Yodelinthegully-d7r

Жыл бұрын

Holly was the only artist who played out with his own or co-written songs. He was a groundbreaker. Sullivan wanted his ass kissed.

I was in kindergarten then. Although my family watched Ed Sullivan, which began a half hour after my favorite show, "Lassie", ended, I don't remember this show. Maybe it was past my bedtime. Later in 1958, I saw on TV two singers I do remember and loved - a cute boy named Ritchie Valens and a guy who talked on the telephone and sang called the Big Bopper. Then the two of them died in a plane crash with a third one I didn't know of, and it was very upsetting to then-6-year-old me. But I did know from the radio the song that went, "All my love, all my kissin'," and I eventually learned it was called "Oh Boy" and was done by that 3rd guy who died, Buddy Holly.

So glad cameras and tv was around to capture this. Absolutely an icon

the father of modern rock

They came in, played the hell out of Oh Boy!, & got the hell out of there quickly! I would've too if I got my name mispronounced & my amp turned off! Another infamous rock & roll moment on the Sullivan Show.

Look what he accomplished and he was just 22. What a legend.

@paulascott5701

9 ай бұрын

He was 21 here and 22 when he died. He was a completely polished professional and a songwriter at 21. J.I. was killing the drums at 18.

0:54 - 0:57 - 1:20 (Holly was screaming, head bopping, neck dancing, & strumming insanely on the guitar) We wouldn't have our modern music we have today if not for Buddy. He basically invented modern music. He would've easily been the king of rock and roll if not have died at such a young age. The next time you all play or pick up a guitar in your life, you know who to thank for this. Straight up legend!!

There's a small portion of country in the music and his voice which is cool.

I once spent a couple days doing photography work at Lubbock HS (Buddy's school). On the first floor there is a display case with a bunch of Buddy Holly memorabilia. Make sure to check it out if you go there.

It's so sad Buddy Holly died so young he had a very long career ahead of him

Here I am listening to Buddy Holly today, February 3, 2022, 63 years after the "Day the Music Died". Buddy Holly Lives. Gone, but not forgotten.

"...and now, "Oh Boy" with Buddy HOLLID and his Cirickets..."

RIP Jerry Allison- Buddy Holly's friend & first co-founder of the Crickets. He was an amazing drummer, songwriter and musician. Thanks for the memories and for setting up building blocks to the roots of Rock'n'roll drumming.

@rattyeely

Жыл бұрын

RIP, thanks for mentioning him

Wish I could've seen him live.

I cover this great song! Buddy is awesome!! Ed Sullivan sucks for giving him a hard time. Buddy Holly forever!!

Showing my age, I remember when he was alive, I was a young seaman in UK. What a performer!

@shoknifeman2mikado135

Жыл бұрын

I was born 2 1/2 years after his death

I remember when Buddy died. I was in the fifth grade sitting in the classroom and the girl I had a huge crush on (nobody knew) turned around and said, “Did you hear Buddy Holly died?” He was a pioneer and a great prolific artist. It still hurts.

Literally 'In Bloom'

And just over a year later.... First guy to produce his own music passed. Just imagine what all he could have done for musicians and the industry. R.I.P. Buddy Holley.

In my opinion the king of rock and roll. The late great buddy holly

I can't even imagine how much we will never know what we truly lost when he died. Such an amazing talent gone too soon.

Out of all the videos of Buddy Holly performances that survive, this is probably the best one, and also one of the most iconic Ed Sullivan show preformances

I'm 17 and I love Buddy Holly! This song is one of my favs and the story behind this specific performance is really interesting

@eddyrocks

2 жыл бұрын

same here man, rock n roll.

@slangter8617

Жыл бұрын

Same

@svebki

Жыл бұрын

we need more of this music today.

@Carys211

6 ай бұрын

Me too, I'm 17.

One of the greats from the 1950s and a major influence on the ,Beatles.

R.I.P. Buddy-forever missed

Buddy Hollick and his crickets.

People want to clap but its so fast! Birth of RocknRoll!

When you realize there is no reference for Buddy to fall back on when composing his songs, that he is the originator of the rock ballad, you give him the credit he deserves, which is to say, he is the source of this entire gendre of music. Breathtaking!😮

I was born in 65' and growing up in the 70's I listened to all my mothers albums of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers. I would have given anything to be born 20 years earlier so I could have seen these guys in their prime. Greatest music ever!!!

@shoknifeman2mikado135

2 жыл бұрын

I was born in 61 and only listened to my parent's music :) (Ps I was born in 61 and I turn 61 today!)

The true king of Rock & Roll

@jackhays1194

Ай бұрын

A glaringly brilliant talent. Would have been an elvis, MJ, Beatles level star

Happy Heavenly 87th Birthday Buddy Holly September 7 1936 - February 3 1959

I was born 1981 never seen buddy Holly but still respect and love his music now in 2022. I love oldies and original music. Wish he would have been on stage with Johnny Lee lewis

Shocked by the quality. I understand why he was so important to Beatles and other artists after him.

I have to be good in this crazy world so I can hopefully meet buddy in the next

@buddyh17

2 жыл бұрын

Along with Buddy, of course I have other people I would like to meet on the other side... Along with my folks who are number one of course naturally ... but on my list I would love to meet ( if God would be so kind ) people like actors and actresses such as the incomparable Jimmy Stewart ) but also James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn just to name a few.. I would love to meet even though I'm a Red Sox fan but I'd love to meet the Great Christian gentleman also known as Lou Gehrig who was is fine a human being who has ever walked the face of the Earth.. from everything I've heard or read and long story shot his as fine as a human being that's ever existed.. God rest his soul

I was expecting Ritchie Valens’ brother Bob to be on drums playing off-beat shouting “Oh Boy”

@shoknifeman2mikado135

3 жыл бұрын

Buddy and Valens didn't know each other, at this point

@waukivorycopse2402

Жыл бұрын

"Screw the Silhouettes!!! I can keep the beat!!!!!"

@bgonza2

Жыл бұрын

@@shoknifeman2mikado135 Mr. Mikado, Do you know what was Ritchie Valen's specific ethnic background without you searching for the answer Mr.

The true king of R n R

The sheer charisma of this man! I wish we would have seen what might have been.

64 years ago today the world lost Buddy Holly😰😰 Rest In Peace Buddy Holly❤️❤️

Rest in peace buddy Holly ❤️🕊️🪦😭😭🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹⚰️❤️❤️

Just realized they were on the show the day of my birthday! This is a great performance even if it was sabotaged!

The first metal maniac. Bang your head. the first signs of thrash metal.

I miss the good old days when we had lots of great songs on the radio and not the junk they play today and soda was a dime back then.

Buddy Holly was the f---ing greatest, ever. My dad was a huge, huge fan of his, and LOVED this song (his favorite). My dad actually died 60 years to the day, that the Day The Music Died (Feb 3rd, 2019). Buddy, Ritchie and Big Bopper died on Feb 3rd, 1959. Fitting he would go, quickly, early morning, that day. I miss you so much, Dad. I know Buddy and you are somewhere up/out there, sharing stories over beers.

The shifty eyes of pure anger.

If there was a way to go back in time it would be the 40’s and 50’s. That has got to be the best era to have lived. The music, cars, and the way of life is unmatched. That’s when America was free.

My hero. Long live the music of Buddy Holly.

A legendary artist who died on the plane crash of February 5th 1959, Ritchie Valen - RIP BUDDY HOLLY - RIP

@greystep6520

2 жыл бұрын

3th* February and The Big Bopper also died then.

@tandevoohjaycee9355

2 жыл бұрын

J P Richardson RIP

We love you Buddy!

One year and one week afterwards, Buddy Holly along with the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens were no more.

Legendary. And well deserved. An eternal musical blessing to the world.

Felix Kranken is blasting on the Guitar

Buddy Holly really draws a crowd. Already 6,861 views (as of 3:50pm, Wednesday), 500 thumbs up and 91 comments (before this one).

At 00:18, you can see Buddy turning up his volume knob, only to realize his amplifier has been sabotaged, turned down by Big Ed.

Challenge Buddy, he answers! Love this footage! Live Punk!

People down here in Texas argue over the biggest Texas musicians ( and there are giants ) , none absolutely none more important than Charles Hardin Holly .

Incredible to think what an influence Buddy Holly had yet he was only 22 when he died.

This was real music

Top notch performance,it felt like we were there ❤️❤️

He would have been right there competing with the Beatles all through the 60's had he not tragically died.

22 years old… No age.. Yet the music he wrote.. Imagine what we missed out on if he’d have lived his life.. Taken too soon

Buddy was born to perform, he belonged on stage