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Petty had seen Holly sometime during 1956 at his studio and was impressed. Come January 1957, and Decca wrote a letter to Buddy dropping him.Ĭlick to load video As one door closes, another opensīut in true Hollywood fashion, as one door closes, another opens this was the door to Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis New Mexico, a two-hour drive from Lubbock. Decca released “Modern Don Juan” on Christmas Eve 1956, a strange choice of release date to try and get a hit. By November, Buddy and the boys were back at Bradley’s but nothing good came of the session.

Shortly before they went to Nashville, Buddy and Jerry Allison wrote a song called “That’ll Be The Day,” which they recorded at their session sadly it worked to no one’s satisfaction. In July they were back at Owen Bradley’s studio, this time with an agreement that Buddy could use his own band. According to Billboard, “If the public will take more than one Presley or Perkins, as it may well, Holly stands a strong chance.”Īfter the tour Buddy, who felt that his unflattering glasses were harming his image, got contact lenses fitted they hurt so much they were soon discarded. Although it was a start, the single flopped. To support the single, Buddy was added to Faron Young’s Grand Ole Opry Show that played throughout Oklahoma and Texas for a week. “Holly stands a strong chance”Ī month or so later Decca released “Blue Days, Black Nights” along with a song called “Love Me” that Buddy had written with a girl from Lubbock by the name of Sue Parrish. The following month Buddy signed his Decca contract, deciding to stick with Holly. When they had finished, it all sounded a little lame. Of the songs that Buddy had submitted to Decca, they only wanted to record two of them and gave him a couple of others penned by different songwriters. He also told Buddy he couldn’t sing and play his guitar at the same time – something he always did. It soon turned to disillusionment.īradley was keen to use his own session players, not trusting or believing that Buddy and the others could deliver what Decca needed.

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When Buddy, with his newly purchased Fender Stratocaster, walked into Owen Bradley’s studio in Nashville, he was full of anticipation. With the Sun label in Memphis doing so well, they were playing catch up. Decca were anxious to get Buddy in the studio.

The only problem with it was they spelled his name Holly. It all began to get him noticed and in January 1956 Decca Records offered 19-year-old Holley a contract. Later in the year, Buddy opened up for Elvis on another show at the Fair Park Coliseum, he did likewise for Bill Haley. As Buddy said in 1953, “I’ve thought about making a career out of western music if I’m good enough, but I will have to wait and see how that turns out.” It was Elvis Presley that changed eighteen-year-old Buddy’s life, though, when he appeared on the bill at the Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock, Buddy’s hometown. The duo sang harmony vocals and were steeped in bluegrass music. Like many kids his age, he liked to listen to country music on the radio and in 1949 he recorded “My Two Timin’ Woman,” a song by Hank Snow.īefore the year was out Buddy had teamed up with a school friend as Bud and Bob. Listen to the best of Buddy Holly on Apple Music and Spotify.Ĭharles Hardin Holley was born on September 7, 1936, into a musical family in 1936, and in 1941 Buddy – as his family always called him – won a talent competition. He had the gift of making things sound simple, and they were, but he delivered his songs in a way that was unique among the teen idols of the 50s. He wore glasses for God’s sake! From way down Texas way, Buddy had a style all of his own, with music that was catchy and poppy, but all the while it oozed rock ‘n’ roll sensibilities, mostly without Buddy seeming to have to try. Buddy gave everyone hope that they too could become a star. Bruce Springsteen once said, “I play Buddy Holly every night before I go on that keeps me honest.” Amen to that! If Elvis embodied rock ‘n’ roll, with the look of superstar hero, Buddy Holly was the complete antithesis.

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