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buddy holly live! buddy holly live!
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Buddy Holly Live! the first show with La Bamba Buddy Holly Live! the first show with La Bamba
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This is the original promo video made when the "Buddy Holly Live!" tribute band was first formed in 1999. Original footage from the very first gig at Duncan MacArthur Hall in front of a sold out crowd

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Words of Love - Buddy Holly Live! Words of Love - Buddy Holly Live!
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Tribute band playing a Holly classic- his first hit - this pre-dates "That'll be the Day" and is one of the first examples of overdubbing in the studio where Holly sang both parts. Recorded origianlly in Norman Petty's studio April 8, 1957. Later covered by The Diamonds (peaking at No. 13) and The Beatles in 1964 (Beatles For Sale LP).

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It\ It's So Easy - Down the Line - Buddy Holly Live!
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More Buddy Holly Live! from a sold out show in Cornwall, Ontario at the Weaveshed in 2002

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Twenty Flight Rock - Buddy Holly Live! Twenty Flight Rock - Buddy Holly Live!
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Twenty Flight Rock" was recorded by Cochran in July 1956 at Goldstar Studio, with Connie Smith on the bull fiddle and Jerry Capehart thumping a soup carton. Written by Eddie Cochran and Ned Fairchild. Released in 1957 on Liberty records with "Somethin' Else" as the flip side. Buddy Holly Live! occaionally played songs by other artists. This was a spirited performance from 2005.

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buddy holly live! - Not Fade Away buddy holly live! - Not Fade Away
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buddy holly live! video footage for the You Tube mini-film on the Canadian tribute band featuring "Not Fade Away" and "That'll be the Day" Filmed at the Grand Theater in 2001

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Honky Tonk - Blue Monday - Buddy Holly Live! Honky Tonk - Blue Monday - Buddy Holly Live!
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Tribute band Buddy Holly Live! in 2005 doing this Bill Doggett / Fats Domino Medley from a Buddy Holly practice tape recorded at Venture Studio in Lubbock in late 1956 with Buddy, Jerry and possibly Larry Welborn. Smiley Lewis first recorded Blue Monday in 1953, but Fats Domino was the first to garner any critical success with it (in Jan 1957).

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Buddy Holly Live! - Everyday Buddy Holly Live! - Everyday
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Performed by Buddy Holly Live! tribute band with Dave Bull as Buddy Holly, Marty Crapper on Bass / backing vocals and Stuart Pike on drums / backing vocals - live at Brockville Collegiate

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Rip It Up - Buddy Holly Live! Rip It Up - Buddy Holly Live!
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Rip it Up - Interpreted from a practice tape Buddy Holly recorded at Venture Studio (Lubbock, Texas) in late 1956 with Jerry Allison and Larry Welborn (uncertain) on bass. Composed by John Marascalco (Little Richard's chauffeur) and Otis Blackwell. This tune was also covered by Ritchie Valens, Elvis and many others as an early rockabilly standard.

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Buddy Holly Live! - Heartbeat Buddy Holly Live! - Heartbeat
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Written by Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery - Tommy Allsup played lead on the recording done in Clovis, New Mexico at Norman Petty Studios July-August 1958 with Buddy on rhythm. He did play this song on the final tour in 1959. Here we see a Crickets version live. Joe B. did do the original bass on the recording although he was eventually replaced by George Attwood.

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Oh Boy  - Buddy Holly Live! (encore) Oh Boy - Buddy Holly Live! (encore)
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This was recorded at the WeaveShed Performing Arts Centre in Cornwall, Ontario in October , 2002. Originally recorded in Norman Petty's Studios in Clovis, New Mexico from June 29th - July 1, 1957. Buddy, Jerry and Joe with background vocals by the Picks. This number was "in the can" before the release of That'll be the Day, showing how much of a hit maker Holly was in a very short time.

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Early in the Morning - Buddy Holly Live! Early in the Morning - Buddy Holly Live!
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Bobby Darin / Woody Harris tune as performed by Buddy Holly Live! interpreted from a Buddy Holly recording June 19, 1958 (Pythian Temple, NYC)

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Rock Me My Baby - Buddy Holly Live! Rock Me My Baby - Buddy Holly Live!
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Crickets version cut on the road at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City September 1957 - the recording included Niki Sullivan on guitar as well as Joe B Mauldin (Bass) and Jerry Allison (Drums) - Written by Shorty Long and Susan Heather. (Part of The "Chirpin' Crickets LP - the only record released while Buddy was still alive)

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Fools Paradise - Buddy Holly Live! 2005 Fools Paradise - Buddy Holly Live! 2005
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Done on electric bass. Written by Sonny LeGlaire and Horace Linsley (and Norman Petty added his name as he frequently did) Fool's Paradise was recorded on Valentine's day Feb 14th, 1958 following Niki Sullivan's departure at Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico with Buddy , Jerry and Joe B. The Roses did backing vocals. Take Three was the one used in most releases.

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Peggy Sue Got Married Peggy Sue Got Married
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Taped at Holly's New York flat on December 8th, 1958 less than 60 days before Holly's death. One of 6 songs taped on his Ampex. Top 20 in the UK, this song became a title track for the 1985 movie of the same name with Kathleen Turner. The Crickets likely never performed this song. This is a live interpretation by Buddy Holly Live!

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Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly Live! Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly Live!
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Hit version recorded on the road at Tinker Air Force base in Oklahoma City in September 1957. Peaked at Number 4 for 3 months. Released March 1958. Recorded with the Crickets when they were a quartet with Niki Sullivan on second lead as well as Buddy, Jerry Allison (JI) and Joe. B. Mauldin.

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Summertime Blues by Buddy Holly Live! Summertime Blues by Buddy Holly Live!
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Eddie Cochran Tribute by Buddy Holly Live!

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Mailman bring me no more blues - Buddy Holly Live! Mailman bring me no more blues - Buddy Holly Live!
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The original was recorded April 8th, 1957 at Norman Petty Studios with Buddy, Jerry, Joe B. and Vi Petty on Piano. Partly written by Bob Thiele (nom de plume as Stanley Clayton). This was the flip side of the posthumous Uk release of "Look At me". It failed to chart. Holly's sister commented in a recent interview that this was her favourite song of his.

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Blue Days, Black Nights RAS Blue Days, Black Nights RAS
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Try an old rockabilly tune written with a sweet country sound and try it at lightning speed. The Rockabilly All Stars with Craig Jones on bass did just that! We let the tempo on this one get out of hand, with humourous results!

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That\ That'll Be the Day
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Recorded originally July 22, 1956 with Jerry Allison, Don Guess on bass and Sonny Curtis (take 19). The hit version was recorded as a demo at Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, New Mexico on February 25th, 1957 and made number one on May 27, 1957. Came from the idea from John Wayne's line in the western movie "The Searchers".

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Well... All Right - Buddy Holly Live! Well... All Right - Buddy Holly Live!
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From Little Richard's continual shouting of the phrase backstage on tour. Originally recorded in Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, New Mexico on February 14th, 1958 - This was the B side to Heartbeat. Composed by Holly, Allison and Mauldin. Rare Buddy Holly Live! version of Well All Right from 2001 at the Glen House in Gananoque, Ontario

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