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"Buddy Holly" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. The song was written by Rivers Cuomo and released by DGC as the second single from the band's debut album, Weezer (The Blue Album) (1994). The lyrics reference the song's namesake, 1950s rock-and-roll singer Buddy Holly, and actress Mary Tyler Moore.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 February 2025. American rock and roll singer (1936–1959) For other uses, see Buddy Holly (disambiguation). "Charles Holly" redirects here. For the Colorado judge, see Charles Frederick Holly. Buddy Holly Holly ca. 1957 Born Charles Hardin Holley (1936-09-07) September 7, 1936 Lubbock, Texas, U.S ...
It was first recorded by Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes in 1956 and was re-recorded in 1957 by Holly and his new band, the Crickets. The 1957 recording achieved widespread success. Holly's producer, Norman Petty, was credited as a co-writer, although he did not contribute to the composition. [3] Many other versions have been recorded.
Elliott Murphy recorded the song for a French tribute album, Every Day Is a Holly Day, in 1989. In 1990, the British guitarist Peter White recorded it for the album Reveillez-Vous. [17] [18] Pearl Jam covered the song in Lubbock, Texas, Holly's birthplace, on October 18, 2000. [19] Erasure recorded it for their 2002 album Other People's Songs.
"Maybe Baby" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly and the producer Norman Petty, and recorded by Holly and the Crickets in 1957. The single, released in January 1958 and credited to the Crickets, was a Top 40 hit in the U.S., the UK, and Canada.
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping" is a song written by Buddy Holly. It was released in 1959 as the B-side to "Peggy Sue Got Married".Three versions of Holly's recording were released: the 1959 commercial release, the 1964 reissue with different orchestration, and Holly's original, private home recording.
Holly and the Crickets recorded the song in Clovis, New Mexico, on May 27, 1957, the same day the song "Everyday" was recorded. [1] The rhythmic pattern of "Not Fade Away" is a variant of the Bo Diddley beat, with the second stress occurring on the second rather than third beat of the first measure, which was an update of the "hambone" rhythm, or patted juba from West Africa.
The song was recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets from June to August 1958 at Norman Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico. Holly lip-synched to recordings of "It's So Easy!" and his song "Heartbeat" on the television program American Bandstand on October 28, 1958.