@@peterandjunko They thought that the Crickets were wordplay: cricket like the game and cricket like the bugs. That's why they have an A in their name: for the beetles and beat music.
The band was called The Crickets. "Fun"fact: Waylon Jennings played in the Crickets. He gave up his seat on the plane that crashed on February 3rd, 1959, killing Buddy Holly and three others.
Waylon played bass in Buddy's support band during the fatal, last tour. While this incarnation was promoted as The Crickets, Waylon and the other three musicians weren't Crickets.
You gotta remember that rock and roll was still very new at this time. It was evolving so fast and a lot of the recording equipment and amplifiers were still being developed, too. That’s why a lot of the guitar tones sounded the same.
That's exactly why a lot of rock of that era sounded similar in terms of the instrumentation, effects pedals and post processing effects simply didn't exist yet. By the time the Beatles and The Doors and other 60's bands were recording in their hayday, they were still using fairly rudimentary gear and trying all kinds of crazy things with amps and mics and cabinets to create new sounds. Pink Floyd were really innovative in their day, the sounds they generated on keyboards and for guitar effects using strictly analog equipment was honestly genius level work, mad scientist stuff. Once digital effects became a thing, literally anyone could make incredible sounds with their instruments, or their computer, with enough fiddling with settings.
MB, one important thing to keep in mind about these 50s songs is the context. My mother got me into music at an early age, and I asked her what the big deal was about the 50s, and she said, "You have to understand that we had never heard anything like that before. Our music was songs like How Much Is That Doggie in the Window, so when you go from that to Elvis, it's revolutionary."
Love Buddy Holly. Every Day and True Love Ways are beautiful. ❤ He died at age 22 after a two year career. It was Buddy Holly and the Crickets. The Beatles name is a homage to them. Had he lived he would have done so many more great things.
Thank you for respecting the history. Not all of these songs will sound great to the modern ear, but they all brought something to the show, even if it's just attitude. Enjoy, and, you're welcome.
Loved the Stray Cats. They remind me of that whole Teddy Boy thing in the UK. Brian Setzer is still performing with his own Orchestra. As good as ever.
I absolutely LOVE your line up for today! Going back to the roots of every other artist to come after is very important, I think. Buddy Holly did so much, changed and invented so much before he died at only 22. You put such thought and respect behind your choices. No one deserves 100K more, my friend!
Molly - no 50s dive would be complete without Jerry Lee Lewis! Nicknamed the killer and one of the last original rockabilly artists from that era, he passed away only a couple years ago. "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" live on Steve Allen Show, 1957.
I love this - I never listen to these oldie songs so this is a treat ! Explain to me how I still remember every word yet I can’t remember where I left my car keys 🙄
A couple of your questions are answered by technology. From the 1950s until the early 1970s, the basic unit was the song. People heard songs on the radio, they went to a record store, and they bought individual songs, usually on a 7-inch 45 RPM record called a “single.“ The singles would have a song on each side noted as the “A“ side and the “B“ side. I still have a metal box with A-Z dividers that holds the singles my brother bought in the early to mid ‘60s. The 7” 45 single could only hold 4-5 minutes of music per side. But the average songs were 2-3 minutes so the radio stations had more time for commercials. The guitar tones also changed with technology. Early rock artists were limited to short guitar tones. Some artists used this limitation to create new sounds, like Dick Dale’s famous pizzicato “surf guitar” heard on “Miserlou.” The first guitar effects foot pedal was the Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-1, introduced in 1962 by Gibson. It was one of the first guitar distortion effects pedals and was featured in The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". Guitar sustain and feedback pedals came along and helped create some of the harder rock sounds of the late ‘60s, and ‘70s. By that time, the cost of stereo players had fallen and even students could afford to buy entire LP 33 1/3 RPM albums, which could fit about 20 minutes of music on each side. That, plus the advent of cheap FM radios, led to the “album rock” formats, which allowed for longer songs.
@@stillmeadowfarm ..."i grew up on music that we call western swing, it don't matter whose in Austin Bob Wills is still the king..." Waylon Jennings - (Buddy Holly was his mentor) & Waylon mentions the fact that he gave his seat up on *that* plane in his song A Long Time Ago 🙂👍
In the 1960s society changed a lot. In the beginning of the decade women wore gloves and dresses to school not pants even. There was a cultural revolution in the 1960s, the Beatles were cultural icons and leaders, music and clothing changed and was really reflected in the music. They started out wearing suits and ended up in jeans with a hippie look. The UK musicians and models in London really changed the world. Buddy Hollys music reflected the morals and conservative values of society in the late 50s. It’s great you are discovering it. ❤
Now this is who Don McLean was singing about in his song “American Pie”!!! Buddy and Richie and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in February ( forgot the year , sorry)!
Don't forget the electric guitar was only invented in the 1930's, so you are hearing just 20 years of development - both instrument and technique. Todays bands ride on the backs of over 90 years of development. Old amps and guitars do have a very distinctive raw sound which I do love. It was a sound replicated in the 60's and again in the 90's in part in some genres. Great to see you reacting to these old trail blazers. This is back where it all started. These were the rebels everyone was warning their kids about! lol
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- Oh Boy! …and Everyday. Other 50 artists, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry…….and you can’t ever overlook the King of Rock and Roll…ELVIS!!!! 🎶🎶🎸🎶🎶♥️
Buddy holly a genius lost at 22 he has a big back catalogue for somebody so young visited his home town in Texas this year brilliant museum Paul McCartney loved buddy holly
Country music icon Waylon Jennings was Buddy’s drummer and was to be on the plane but at the last minute he gave up his seat to JP Richardson, the Big Bopper. Waylon was a member of super group The Highway Men with Johnny Cash, Kris Kristopherson, and Willie Nelson.
Out of the 3 you did today, Buddy Holly is the most talented and prolific. He was a genius and would have grown to be a giant in the industry had he not died so early. Everyday, Maybe Baby and True Love Ways are my recommendations✌️
You have such an instinctive understanding of music that I have no doubt You'll reach 100, probably before the day is out ! I've watched your reactions for a while now and baby, you get it. Keep on rockin'!
This is what "traditional", "original" rock n roll was in the 50s. The whole genre was evolving at a tremendous rate. Within a decade we had the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Stones, the Doors, et al.
That's what sets your reactions apart from others. Not only do you read our comments, but you actually dive into the history of music. Someone mentioned that American Pie was about Buddy Holly which led you here today. Not only that but it shows where rock started and how it evolved to what it is today. We all did that too and it's fun watching you discover it. Great channel Molly.
Attentiin. Molly Boy - Good Golly Mrs Molly - Little Richard 🔥 🔥 The 2 go hand in hand !! RocknRoll is a product of black blues and soul. Little Richard is the Ambassador !!
One of my absolute favorites. The drummer just absolutely pounding away on those drums the whole time. And yeah, is it overall simplistic? Sure, but this is close to the very foundations of rock music. You gotta start somewhere. A true classic.
I was 9 years old. My cousin was a drummer, and I'd often listen to him play. He said, "Listen to this," and he put on "Peggy Sue", I was transformed into a rock n' roller. Listen to that drum paradiddle... that's what got me (plus a girl at school named Peggy Sue).
What amazes me is this type of rock music was played played in Great Britain, and it inspired some of the greatest British rock musicians of all time. In regards to the guitar sound seeming to be the same, amplifiers and other gadgets to create sound also evolved. This enabled future guitarists to create their own sound. Glad you're taking this journey, as it is very interesting to watch. Great reaction.
My mother loved Buddy Holly. As a child in the 70s i grew up with 50s and early 60s rock and roll playing around the house all day. My mother passed away a few years ago, but I keep up the tradition till this day. I love my rock music, every thing from Buddy Holly to Slipknot!
Can’t say enough about Buddy and his enduring influence on rock music. His songs have been covered by more artists than any of the other rock & roll pioneers. The Beatles chose their name as a tribute to Buddy’s band, The Crickets.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney paid tribute to Buddy Holly’s influence by following the Crickets I Insect theme by naming their band the Silver Beatles, and later just The Beatles, changing the spelling as a play on words.
He died in a plane crash in my home state, Iowa. I've been to the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper played for the last time...
@4:39 it really comes down to the technology. The 70s and 80s were a boom for making unique guitar pedals that alter the sound, and changes in drum making that really allowed for variability too
Cant wait for you to hit 100 thousand subscribers. Well deserved. Ive been here since you only had 30,000. I'll be clapping and cheering when you hit this next milestone. As always great reaction. Sending love from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
My son at the age of 4 went with us to the movie, “The Buddy Holly Story”. At that tender age he became a devoted rock and roller, and still is today! Buddy was one of the most influential rock stars ever. Love this great music. Thanks!
There is a great video of Dion and the Belmonts performing the song, I Wonder Why, on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. It's fabulous. I would love to see you react to that. It's Doo Wop music, which was also an important part of early Rock & Roll.
This was when we started getting music made for us rather than our parents..Also listen to Link Wray, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers, Carl Perkins, Ritchie Valens, Duane Eddy and then listen to Doo Wop .
If you want to really get into the roots of Rock & Roll music, you have to go check out Elvis Presley, especially his first record "That's All Right (Mama) along with "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hound Dog", "Trying To Get To You", "All Shook Up", "Don't Be Cruel", "Jailhouse Rock", and "Blue Suede Shoes" to start off with. Also you need to check out Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Little Richard who were also pioneers of Rock & Roll. Keep in mind, even Elvis Presley called Fats Domino the real "King of Rock & Roll". This is where you really to start at because these are the people where Rock & Roll really started and took off.
Buddy Holly was very popular in the U.K., so all young people learned to play instruments & started their own bands. This was the beginning of The British Invasion. Good bands came to the U.S., the Beatles started the Beatle Mania here in the U.S., it was crazy great!!
The Buddy Holly Story would have to be one of my favourite movies ever, the actors threw everything they had into playing the music live for it, everything. And that's why, they were epic!
Oh I love Buddy Holly! He was a Texas man ❤. I saw Paul McCartney in concert 2009 in Dallas, TX and he sang "That'll Be The Day" from Buddy Holly. The Beatles loved him, and Chuck Berry! I love "Everyday" for Buddy. Not a huge hit but it's so catchy and great. Richie Valens and The Big Bopper also died in that plane crash. He was terrified of planes. May they all RIP and their music lives on, so YOU can enjoy Mollyboy!!
Buddy Holly was my dads favourite artist. My dad was friends with the drummerJerry Allison from Buddy's band "The Crickets & used to keep in touch. Buddy was ahead of his time for sure.
One of the most influential rockers in history, and his entire recording career lasted only about two years before his untimely death at 22. One of the first guys to popularize the Stratocaster guitar too.
Great reaction. Thing to remember about old recordings is they pretty much had to play live, maybe if it was a 2 track session (expensive) the lead vocal got overdubbed.
This is one of the first, if not THE first songs recorded where the drums have mics placed on them. Drums were usually recorded by being picked up from one overhead mic or in the background from other instrument or vocal microphones. On Peggy Sue, the drums were miked in the standard Norman Petty (recording studio owner and producer) arrangement: a Telefunken U 47 overhead, an RCA ribbon on the kick, and an Electro-Voice RE15 on the snare, Petty also used an echo chamber as well to get the drum effect sound.
Buddy was ahead of his time. He was one of the first singers/producers. Singers did vocal tricks naturally during this time while a lot nowadays have to rely on auto tune and other studio equipment. 50's and 60's is probably the most fun music cause in most cases it was new. love the video keep it up brother ❤.
Buddy was a genius. All his success happened in just 18 months. He was only 22 when he died. Try That'll Be The Day, Rave On and True Love Ways (the first rock'n'roll song to use strings).
***THAT'LL BE THE DAY*** was one of his biggest hits.
It may just be the best rock song ever written.
... and it was one of the last songs he ever played, just hours before he died, "that'll be the day (THAT I DIE)" ~ eerie.
Yup, that one...and "Rave On'--please.
@@jollyrodgers7272 Indeed... and it was the line referenced in American Pie by those 'good ol' boys' as 'THIS'll be the day, that I die'...
The Beatles were all hardcore Holly fans. Paul McCartney now owns the rights to Holly's music
The Beatles is a word play on the Crickets- Buddy’s band.
@@peterandjunko They thought that the Crickets were wordplay: cricket like the game and cricket like the bugs. That's why they have an A in their name: for the beetles and beat music.
@@stevenlineberger3333 I did not know that. Thanks for sharing that bit of trivia. 🎶🎶🎶🥁🎸🎶🎶😎♥️
Buddy Holly - That’ll Be The Day.
The band was called The Crickets. "Fun"fact: Waylon Jennings played in the Crickets. He gave up his seat on the plane that
crashed on February 3rd, 1959, killing Buddy Holly
and three others.
@@Eyreng89 I love Waylon Jennings! He was my favorite.
Waylon Jennings was on a different level for me, ain't living long like this 👌
@ “I’ve always been crazy but it’s kept me from going insane🎶”
@michellenew5621 👌💯
Waylon played bass in Buddy's support band during the fatal, last tour. While this incarnation was promoted as The Crickets, Waylon and the other three musicians weren't Crickets.
You gotta remember that rock and roll was still very new at this time. It was evolving so fast and a lot of the recording equipment and amplifiers were still being developed, too. That’s why a lot of the guitar tones sounded the same.
Exactly. It's a very simple song but that was the style of the time, and back then it was revolutionary.
Also because it was so new nobody thought it would last that long or change music that much
That's exactly why a lot of rock of that era sounded similar in terms of the instrumentation, effects pedals and post processing effects simply didn't exist yet. By the time the Beatles and The Doors and other 60's bands were recording in their hayday, they were still using fairly rudimentary gear and trying all kinds of crazy things with amps and mics and cabinets to create new sounds. Pink Floyd were really innovative in their day, the sounds they generated on keyboards and for guitar effects using strictly analog equipment was honestly genius level work, mad scientist stuff. Once digital effects became a thing, literally anyone could make incredible sounds with their instruments, or their computer, with enough fiddling with settings.
if you are going back to the 50's, you have to give Del Shannon's "Runaway".
Released in 1961....the best!
Love that song, always reminds me of Children Of The Corn 😅
Great song!
Absolutely
MB, one important thing to keep in mind about these 50s songs is the context. My mother got me into music at an early age, and I asked her what the big deal was about the 50s, and she said, "You have to understand that we had never heard anything like that before. Our music was songs like How Much Is That Doggie in the Window, so when you go from that to Elvis, it's revolutionary."
Music evolved so quickly from this time. From 1957- 67 it changed so much!
Love Buddy Holly. Every Day and True Love Ways are beautiful. ❤
He died at age 22 after a two year career. It was Buddy Holly and the Crickets. The Beatles name is a homage to them.
Had he lived he would have done so many more great things.
So are the Hollies.
It is tragic that he was only 22.
Thank you for respecting the history. Not all of these songs will sound great to the modern ear, but they all brought something to the show, even if it's just attitude. Enjoy, and, you're welcome.
Rave On by Buddy is my favourite.❤❤
There was a band in the 80's called the Stray Cats. They were greatly influenced by this style of music. You should give them a listen.
Love them
Loved the Stray Cats. They remind me of that whole Teddy Boy thing in the UK. Brian Setzer is still performing with his own Orchestra. As good as ever.
They were so much fun to find on the radio. Very different from all the other music in rotation.
Rock This Town by the Stray Cats!
Brian Setzer is an incredible musician...loved the Stray Cats, but his solo swing/big band stuff is awesome as well
I absolutely LOVE your line up for today! Going back to the roots of every other artist to come after is very important, I think. Buddy Holly did so much, changed and invented so much before he died at only 22. You put such thought and respect behind your choices. No one deserves 100K more, my friend!
Molly - no 50s dive would be complete without Jerry Lee Lewis! Nicknamed the killer and one of the last original rockabilly artists from that era, he passed away only a couple years ago. "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" live on Steve Allen Show, 1957.
Don’t t forget Breathless & Great Balls Of Fire…
He is awesome! ❤
Great request!
Fats Domino Blueberry Hill.
Totally agree with you.
I love this - I never listen to these oldie songs so this is a treat ! Explain to me how I still remember every word yet I can’t remember where I left my car keys 🙄
I thought it was just me! 🍻
Tbf, there aren't that many words, lol.
@@M.E.M.O.10-50 That, plus decades to commit the words to memory. Guarantee the car keys haven't been in the same spot for that long. 😁
@@arcanewyrm6295 wherever they are!
A couple of your questions are answered by technology. From the 1950s until the early 1970s, the basic unit was the song. People heard songs on the radio, they went to a record store, and they bought individual songs, usually on a 7-inch 45 RPM record called a “single.“ The singles would have a song on each side noted as the “A“ side and the “B“ side. I still have a metal box with A-Z dividers that holds the singles my brother bought in the early to mid ‘60s.
The 7” 45 single could only hold 4-5 minutes of music per side. But the average songs were 2-3 minutes so the radio stations had more time for commercials.
The guitar tones also changed with technology.
Early rock artists were limited to short guitar tones. Some artists used this limitation to create new sounds, like Dick Dale’s famous pizzicato “surf guitar” heard on “Miserlou.”
The first guitar effects foot pedal was the Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-1, introduced in 1962 by Gibson. It was one of the first guitar distortion effects pedals and was featured in The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".
Guitar sustain and feedback pedals came along and helped create some of the harder rock sounds of the late ‘60s, and ‘70s.
By that time, the cost of stereo players had fallen and even students could afford to buy entire LP 33 1/3 RPM albums, which could fit about 20 minutes of music on each side. That, plus the advent of cheap FM radios, led to the “album rock” formats, which allowed for longer songs.
Thanks for all this technical context! ❤
Buddy was so smart. He combined Texas Swing with rock.
@@stillmeadowfarm ..."i grew up on music that we call western swing, it don't matter whose in Austin Bob Wills is still the king..." Waylon Jennings - (Buddy Holly was his mentor) & Waylon mentions the fact that he gave his seat up on *that* plane in his song A Long Time Ago 🙂👍
Facts. You can hear Bob Wills.
In the 1960s society changed a lot. In the beginning of the decade women wore gloves and dresses to school not pants even. There was a cultural revolution in the 1960s, the Beatles were cultural icons and leaders, music and clothing changed and was really reflected in the music. They started out wearing suits and ended up in jeans with a hippie look. The UK musicians and models in London really changed the world. Buddy Hollys music reflected the morals and conservative values of society in the late 50s. It’s great you are discovering it. ❤
Yes, this! So important to remember ❤
Buddy died in the plane crash with the Big Bopper (the day the music died).
Now this is who Don McLean was singing about in his song “American Pie”!!! Buddy and Richie and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in February ( forgot the year , sorry)!
2/3/1959
Buddy was 22, Richie was 17 and JP Richardson aka Big Bopper was 28.
The pilot was the second youngest person on the flight, at 21 years old.
@@neilpatrickhairless February 3 ,1959 (my birthday)
He was hanging with Waylon Jennings. Waylon got bumped from the plane.
I told him that actually from American Pie! Such life history.😂
The day the music died...
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
@@scottrogan5639 great song!
Buddy was a production GENIUS!!!
98 thousand, bro!! That's freaking awesome. Great reaction, BTW, you deserve it all, buddy!!
100K coming soon!
The band was called "The Crickets".
I read the beatles were influenced by the name the crickets and they named themselves the beatles and cleverly changed the second “e” to “a”.
@peterginger Seems I've heard that as well.
Linda Rondstadt covered several of Buddy's songs very nicely.
Holly's genius really comes thru in "Not Fade Away", a song that was covered by just about everybody.
Don't forget the electric guitar was only invented in the 1930's, so you are hearing just 20 years of development - both instrument and technique. Todays bands ride on the backs of over 90 years of development. Old amps and guitars do have a very distinctive raw sound which I do love. It was a sound replicated in the 60's and again in the 90's in part in some genres.
Great to see you reacting to these old trail blazers. This is back where it all started. These were the rebels everyone was warning their kids about! lol
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- Oh Boy! …and Everyday. Other 50 artists, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry…….and you can’t ever overlook the King of Rock and Roll…ELVIS!!!! 🎶🎶🎸🎶🎶♥️
Or the Everly brothers, big influence on the Beatles, they brought the harmony and great guitar riffs.
Big Bopper, Richie Valens…such a huge loss at that time. “The day the music died” 😢
I love Buddy's singing technique when he does that almost hiccup - he's so fun to listen to. Good on you for diving into rock-n-roll history!
Buddy holly a genius lost at 22 he has a big back catalogue for somebody so young visited his home town in Texas this year brilliant museum Paul McCartney loved buddy holly
Country music icon Waylon Jennings was Buddy’s drummer and was to be on the plane but at the last minute he gave up his seat to JP Richardson, the Big Bopper. Waylon was a member of super group The Highway Men with Johnny Cash, Kris Kristopherson, and Willie Nelson.
Love love love The Highway Men !!!
He was the bass player after the crickets, not the drummer
@@jeffknavel👍
The Highwaymen i love, only Willie left now 🙁
@kate6038 Very sad. I finally got to see Willie in concert this last summer. Actually teared up a bit.😉
The Buddy Holly Story is a sweet and sad movie. Such a cool guy. ❤
He was so far ahead of his time, its hard to explain, but YOU HEAR IT!!! AWESOME 😎!!!!❤🤘
Buddy Holly - Oh boy!
MollyBoy.. "That'll be the day" next Buddy Holly song brother !
This was revolutionary back then. Nothing heard like this back then. The drums guitar and fast beat.
I think you are so right with Buddy being innovative.
"i fought the law " 🔥🔥🔥 "maybe baby " 🔥🔥"everyday" 🔥🔥" changing all those changes "🔥🔥"im gonna set my foot down " 🔥 rock-'n'-roll 🔥🎸
RAVE ON...a banger
Absolutely! Highly recommend!
Out of the 3 you did today, Buddy Holly is the most talented and prolific. He was a genius and would have grown to be a giant in the industry had he not died so early. Everyday, Maybe Baby and True Love Ways are my recommendations✌️
You have such an instinctive understanding of music that I have no doubt You'll reach 100, probably before the day is out ! I've watched your reactions for a while now and baby, you get it. Keep on rockin'!
He was going to do great things. He was an innovator, producer! I love the Buddy Holly vibe. Congratulations ❤
The way, way back machine. Love it. Pretty much the start of rock. ❤❤❤❤😂
Was going to say the same - time traveling today!
This is what "traditional", "original" rock n roll was in the 50s. The whole genre was evolving at a tremendous rate. Within a decade we had the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Stones, the Doors, et al.
That's what sets your reactions apart from others. Not only do you read our comments, but you actually dive into the history of music. Someone mentioned that American Pie was about Buddy Holly which led you here today. Not only that but it shows where rock started and how it evolved to what it is today. We all did that too and it's fun watching you discover it. Great channel Molly.
Buddy Holly was the first one to have a band on stage.
For a song to be available in "juke boxes" in all the places the kids hung out, it had to be short enough to fit on a 45 rpm vinyl record.
This song was iconic! Depends where and what you listen. Buddy Holly, the man, is iconic. Everyone sung their hearts out to this song.
Attentiin. Molly Boy -
Good Golly Mrs Molly
- Little Richard 🔥 🔥
The 2 go hand in hand !!
RocknRoll is a product of black blues and soul.
Little Richard is the Ambassador !!
One of my absolute favorites. The drummer just absolutely pounding away on those drums the whole time.
And yeah, is it overall simplistic? Sure, but this is close to the very foundations of rock music. You gotta start somewhere.
A true classic.
You need to watch the Buddy Holly movie. It still makes me sad every time I watch it, but he was an amazing musician.
Me too! The Buddy Holly story and La Bamba.
Also watch the movie La Bamba, the Ritchie Valens story.
I also want to mention Great Balls of Fire with Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder. His portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis is electric!
Buddy Holly was my first rock and roll hero!!!
@@belvagurr403 Buddy Holly was THE first rock and roll hero.
I was 9 years old. My cousin was a drummer, and I'd often listen to him play. He said, "Listen to this," and he put on "Peggy Sue", I was transformed into a rock n' roller. Listen to that drum paradiddle... that's what got me (plus a girl at school named Peggy Sue).
A great song by Ritchie Valens that showcases his fantastic voice - Donna.
Definitely on board for this
Love these reactions!!!
buddy holly is the first person to play a strat on tv.
What amazes me is this type of rock music was played played in Great Britain, and it inspired some of the greatest British rock musicians of all time. In regards to the guitar sound seeming to be the same, amplifiers and other gadgets to create sound also evolved. This enabled future guitarists to create their own sound. Glad you're taking this journey, as it is very interesting to watch. Great reaction.
Personal favourite Buddy song is Rave On.
My mother loved Buddy Holly. As a child in the 70s i grew up with 50s and early 60s rock and roll playing around the house all day. My mother passed away a few years ago, but I keep up the tradition till this day. I love my rock music, every thing from Buddy Holly to Slipknot!
98k congrats 👏
My mum loved Buddy Holly and had this Single. I called my pony Peggy Sue.
My 3 legged cat is called Peggy Blue after Peggy Sue 😜
i grew up in the 70's, listening to the 50's and 60's, and loving every minute of it 😀
Can’t say enough about Buddy and his enduring influence on rock music. His songs have been covered by more artists than any of the other rock & roll pioneers. The Beatles chose their name as a tribute to Buddy’s band, The Crickets.
Waiting for 100,000. You so deserve it.😊✌️🌻🌻
Paul McCartney owns Buddy Holly's music library!
oh Wow 😳... ❤❤❤
Love the fact your doing this old stuff, it's the start of all modern music,
John Lennon and Paul McCartney paid tribute to Buddy Holly’s influence by following the Crickets I Insect theme by naming
their band the Silver Beatles, and later just The Beatles, changing the spelling as a play on words.
He died in a plane crash in my home state, Iowa. I've been to the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper played for the last time...
Hey MollyBoy! Anything by Buddy Holly is good! Happy Thanksgiving!
This was fairly early rock 'n' roll. We mainly cared about the music having a great beat to dance to. 😁
Electric guitars and amplifiers were in their infancy.
@4:39 it really comes down to the technology. The 70s and 80s were a boom for making unique guitar pedals that alter the sound, and changes in drum making that really allowed for variability too
Man, Buddy Holly! Definitely a great one! I love a lot of 50's music. Thanks for playing my favorite 50's music ❤
Cant wait for you to hit 100 thousand subscribers. Well deserved. Ive been here since you only had 30,000. I'll be clapping and cheering when you hit this next milestone. As always great reaction. Sending love from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
The drum riff led to the beach Boys sound, along with the Dick Dale surf slide on electric guitar. It was a musical progression.
A lot of songs from the 50’s were just nice & simple. 🎶
“That’ll Be The Day” is a great Buddy Holly song.
No School like the Old School 🤗 ❣️ 🤗
Thank You MollyBoy
My son at the age of 4 went with us to the movie, “The Buddy Holly Story”. At that tender age he became a devoted rock and roller, and still is today! Buddy was one of the most influential rock stars ever. Love this great music. Thanks!
Loving the journey so far! That'll Be The Day (covered by The Quarrymen/The Beatles) and True Love Ways are definitely worth comparing to Peggy Sue
There is a great video of Dion and the Belmonts performing the song, I Wonder Why, on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. It's fabulous. I would love to see you react to that. It's Doo Wop music, which was also an important part of early Rock & Roll.
A whole day dedicated to one era. I love this!
Wonder what MB would think of Little Darling by the Diamond, or Blue Moon by the Marcels?
He'd like the do-op groups. "WHO WROTE THE BOOK OF LOVE"
@@stillmeadowfarmI think he needs to hear the doowop sound and also the whole girl group genre from back then.
@@stillmeadowfarm The Monotones -1954! Excellent choice!
This was when we started getting music made for us rather than our parents..Also listen to Link Wray, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers, Carl Perkins, Ritchie Valens, Duane Eddy and then listen to Doo Wop .
If you want to really get into the roots of Rock & Roll music, you have to go check out Elvis Presley, especially his first record "That's All Right (Mama) along with "Heartbreak Hotel", "Hound Dog", "Trying To Get To You", "All Shook Up", "Don't Be Cruel", "Jailhouse Rock", and "Blue Suede Shoes" to start off with. Also you need to check out Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Little Richard who were also pioneers of Rock & Roll. Keep in mind, even Elvis Presley called Fats Domino the real "King of Rock & Roll". This is where you really to start at because these are the people where Rock & Roll really started and took off.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets,try Rave On ,and Raining In My Heart
Two movies that are a really good re-telling of this time period. Go see "La Bamba" about Ritchie Valins, and The Buddy Holly Story.
My favorite Buddy Holly song is "baby won't you come out tonight" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎸
❤history lesson. Let's go!
This is where Rock and Roll started. You reall need to get to Bill Hayley- Rock around The Clock
Buddy Holly was very popular in the U.K., so all young people learned to play instruments & started their own bands. This was the beginning of The British Invasion. Good bands came to the U.S., the Beatles started the Beatle Mania here in the U.S., it was crazy great!!
Jerry Allison killing it on the drums with those paradiddles.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets..😊
There is a cute Nicolas Cage movie "Peggy Sue Got Married" about time travel to back in the 1950s.
I love that movie!!
Love that movie ❤️
The Buddy Holly Story would have to be one of my favourite movies ever, the actors threw everything they had into playing the music live for it, everything. And that's why, they were epic!
Drummer was JI Allison, bassist Joe B. Muldin & backup guitar Nicky Sullivan along with Buddy Holly were known as the Crickets.
Oh I love Buddy Holly! He was a Texas man ❤. I saw Paul McCartney in concert 2009 in Dallas, TX and he sang "That'll Be The Day" from Buddy Holly. The Beatles loved him, and Chuck Berry! I love "Everyday" for Buddy. Not a huge hit but it's so catchy and great. Richie Valens and The Big Bopper also died in that plane crash. He was terrified of planes. May they all RIP and their music lives on, so YOU can enjoy Mollyboy!!
Buddy Holly was my dads favourite artist. My dad was friends with the drummerJerry Allison from Buddy's band "The Crickets & used to keep in touch.
Buddy was ahead of his time for sure.
One of the most influential rockers in history, and his entire recording career lasted only about two years before his untimely death at 22. One of the first guys to popularize the Stratocaster guitar too.
Great reaction. Thing to remember about old recordings is they pretty much had to play live, maybe if it was a 2 track session (expensive) the lead vocal got overdubbed.
This is one of the first, if not THE first songs recorded where the drums have mics placed on them. Drums were usually recorded by being picked up from one overhead mic or in the background from other instrument or vocal microphones. On Peggy Sue, the drums were miked in the standard Norman Petty (recording studio owner and producer) arrangement: a Telefunken U 47 overhead, an RCA ribbon on the kick, and an Electro-Voice RE15 on the snare, Petty also used an echo chamber as well to get the drum effect sound.
Buddy was ahead of his time. He was one of the first singers/producers. Singers did vocal tricks naturally during this time while a lot nowadays have to rely on auto tune and other studio equipment. 50's and 60's is probably the most fun music cause in most cases it was new. love the video keep it up brother ❤.
Buddy was a genius. All his success happened in just 18 months. He was only 22 when he died. Try That'll Be The Day, Rave On and True Love Ways (the first rock'n'roll song to use strings).