Buddy Holly

Here's the story of 'True love Ways' that Maria Elena Holley said was written especially for her.
Sometime in the spring of 1958, Buddy Holly hastily threw a frame of a song on Norman Petty's desk and asked to make something of it. As a melody Holly gave as example his beloved gospel song 'I'll Be All Right' by The Angelic Gospel Singers! Norman Petty did the remainder/lyrics and recorded the result sung by his wife Vi Petty on April 6, 1958. When Buddy came back into the studio , he heard the recording and loved it, The song was eventually recorded with an orchestra in Decca Records' studio, the Pythian Temple in New York on October 21, 1958. It would be Holly's last recording session, and it was also the first time that he was accompanied by an orchestra. The orginal 'I'll Be All Right' by The Angelic Gospel Singers was played on Buddy Holly's funeral.
Here the song by Vi Petty on You Tube. The orginal recording still exists too.

I think the person who uploaded this is sensationalising about it being taken down. Its a well known recording.

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This is the photo of John Mueller ( a Buddy Holly fan and professional’impersonator’ ).




Nightmare for the artist

Randy steele:

"Celebrating the memory of Bill Griggs, who left this world eleven years ago today.

Anyone who calls themselves a fan of Buddy Holly and The Crickets owes a debt of gratitude to Bill Griggs. Long before the existence of the internet, when researcher was manual and not the click of a mouse, Bill Griggs captured the stories and the emotions of the people who were there during Buddy Holly's incredibly creative but short lifetime.

So many fans today use his work without acknowledging Bill. One thing I know for sure is the internet and its abuse of copyrighted material today would drive him crazy.

Bill Griggs always made time for friends and fans who called him or visited him at home and wanted to know more about Buddy Holly or the Rockin50s era.

Bill was fun and he was intense. We laughed liked brothers and every once in a while, he and I argued like a couple of brothers. One time, an argument went way too far and too personal and we went months without speaking. Then we ran into one another in a hotel. We decided to sit down and discuss our issues, which ultimately turned into another argument. Bill’s wife Sharon, after listening to this for two hours, stood up and said, "Would you two just knock it off? You are just alike and both of you know that you have missed each other. So shut up, be friends, and go to bed." Bill and I looked at one another, and suddenly, without another word said, our little standoff was over and our deep friendship was renewed.

There was love and mutual respect between us. I am a better music fan for having known Bill Griggs. Eleven years later, I still miss him every day and so do so many other people.

Bill Griggs was a world-class music fan, historian, and researcher. He was also one of the best friends that Buddy Holly never met. Rest In Peace amigo."

I’m not techie but if you click on full editor at the bottom of the page and then the blue camera icon, select your photos and then upload to the Editor. Worth a try

PS Cheers Albert.... looks like you're a tekkie after all!

Hope you bought me a pair?

The cricketmobile

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Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult for renfield
It’s all go on the set of Renfield (Pictures: MEGA)
Nicolas Cage showed off his most rockstar outfit during a break from filming on the set of Renfield, the upcoming film in which he stars as Dracula.
The actor, 58, was seen relaxing in between filming as he carried two cans of drink in one hand between trailers in New Orleans.

Nicolas was seen rocking bold leopard print trousers and a white T-shirt with a photo of Buddy Holly on it, as well as black boots.

Again, not Buddy but John Mueller

66 years ago today, Buddy opened for Elvis in Lubbock. Buddy is playing Elvis’ Martin acoustic, Sonny Curtis is on Buddy’s Strat, JI is playing DJ’s kit and Don Guess is slapping Bill Black’s upright bass ( now owned by Paul McCartney).

MEMORIES OF BUDDY HOLLY AND SLICES OF WEST TEXAS HERITAGE FLAVOR VISITS TO LUBBOCK

Probably not, he done many versions over his few years. Some early, some dubbed over by others and some with orchestra.

Some of the very early is very raw and poor quality.

Record Mirror - London, England 23/02/1963