Buddy Holly

Artist:  Buddy Holly
Birth Name:  Charles Hardin Holley
Born:  September 7, 1936.  Lubbock, Texas, USA
Died:  February 3, 1959 (Aged 22).  Near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA
Genre:  Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Country
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Buddy Holly was an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer from Lubbock, Texas, who was a pioneer of Rock & Roll Music of mid-1950s.  He learned to play guitar and sing.  His style was influenced by Gospel Music, Country Music, and Rhythm & Blues.  In 1952, 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.  His band's style  shifted from Country and Western to entirely Rock & Roll, and opened for Bill Haley & His Comets.  He recorded a demo of "That'll Be The Day", which released as a single credited to The Crickets, which became the name of His band.   In 1957, "That'll Be The Day" topped in US and UK Singles Charts.  Its success was followed by another major hit "Peggy Sue".  During his short career, he wrote, recorded and produced his own material and he defined the traditional Rock & Roll lineup of two Guitars, Bass, and Drums.  He was a major influence on  later popular music artists, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and many more!.  He was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986.  Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him No. 13 in its list of 100 Great Artists.

Title:  The Very Best Of Buddy Holly And The Crickets  (2009)
Genre:  Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Country
Label:  Universal Music
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Peggy Sue Got Married  (2:07)
 2.  Maybe Baby (with The Crickets) (2:04)
 3.  Early In The Morning  (2:08)
 4.  Baby I Don't Care  (1:27)
 5.  Reminiscing  (2:01)
 6.  Valley Of Tears  (2:09)
 7.  Learning The Game  (2:02)
 8.  Loo At Me  (2:05)
 9.  Fool's Paradise (with The Crickets) (2:30)
10. Take Your Time  (1:58)
11. Not Fade Away (with The Crickets) (2:23)
12. Blue Monday  (2:02)
13. Girl On My Mind  (2:18)
14. Love Me (2:07)
15. Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight  (1:54)
16. Rock-A-Bye Rock  (2:24)
17. Send Me Some Lovin' (with The Crickets) (2:35)
18. Moondreams  (2:41)
19. You've Got Love (with The Crickets) (2:07)
20. Ready Teddy  (1:33)
21. You're The One  (2:03)
22. You Are My One Desire  (2:23)
23. Changing All Those Changes  (1:41)
24. That Makes It Tough  (2:28)
25. It's Too Late (with The Crickets) (2:25)

Disc 2:

 1.  Heartbeat  (2:11)
 2.  That'll Be The Day (with The Crickets) (2:17)
 3.  Peggy Sue  (2:31)
 4.  Oh Boy  (2:10)
 5.  Rave On  (1:51)
 6.  Think It Over (with The Crickets) (1:48)
 7.  Brown Eyed Handsome Man  (2:06)
 8.  Love's Made A Fool Of You  (2:01)
 9.  True Love Ways  (2:50)
10. Raining In My Heart  (2:49)
11. Everyday  (2:09)
12. Wishing  (2:02)
13. It's So Easy (with The Crickets) (2:11)
14. Listen To Me  (2:22)
15. It Doesn't Matter Anymore  (2:06)
16. Words Of Love  (1:56)
17.  I'm Gonna Love You Too  (2:15)
18. Well...All Right (Single Version)  (2:15)
19. Bo Diddley  (2:21)
20. Blue Suede Shoes   (1:54)
21. Shake Rattle & Roll  (1:24)
22. What To Do  (1:56)
23. Midnight Shit  (2:11)
24. Love Is Strange  (3:05)
25. Crying, Waiting, Hoping  (2:05)

The Very Best Of Buddy Holly And The Crickets is the compilation album by Buddy Holly, was released on February 2, 2009 by Universal Music, includes "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be The Day", "Peggy Sue Got Married", "Maybe Baby", "Early In The Morning", "Love Me", "Rave On", "Think It Over", "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "It's So Easy", "Raining In My Heart", "Oh Boy",  and many more!.