Dates And Recording Information

TV and Touring - 1958

Researched and Compiled by
Terry R. Shaw
Copyright © 2000 by Terry R. Shaw

Pages constructed and maintained
by Peter Moorcroft

W.-M. 1/1-6/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy Holly and the Crickets finish the 12-day tour for Alan Freed’s "Holiday of Stars" at the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York. They are each billed separately along with Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers, the Rays, Danny and the Juniors, Paul Anka, Lee Andrews and the Hearts, the Shepherd Sisters, Little Joe Dubs, Thurston Harris, the Teenagers, Jo Ann Campbell, the Twin Tunes, Terry Noland, Earl Warren, and Sam "the Man" Taylor.

Wed 1/8/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets start a 17-day tour called "America's Greatest Teenage Recording Stars", performing at the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Also on the tour are the Everly Brothers, Paul Anka, Danny and the Juniors, Jimmie Rodgers, Eddie Cochran, and others.

Thurs. 1/9/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Fri. 1/10/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Sat. 1/11/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Municipal Auditorium in Norfolk, Virginia.

Sun. 1/12/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform two shows at the Mosque in Richmond, Virginia.

Mon. 1/13/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Coliseum in Baltimore, Maryland.

Tues. 1/14/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the St. Joseph Armory in Hazelton, Pennsylvania.

Wed. 1/15/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Youngstown, Ohio.

Thurs. 1/16/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Columbus, Ohio.

Sat. 1/18/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Buffalo, New York.

Sun. 1/19/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Auditorium Theater in Rochester, New York. Buddy is photographed on the bus, getting off the bus and backstage.

Mon. 1/20/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Tues. 1/21/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Wed. 1/22/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Thurs. 1/23/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Cincinnati Gardens - Cincinnati, Ohio.

Fri. 1/24/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Louisville, Kentucky.

Sat.1/25/58 RAVE ON (Sonny West/Bill Tilghman/Norman Petty) Recorded at about 8pm, in just 3 takes. Released in 4/20/58-S and 3/58-A. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City with the JiveTunes as the backing vocal group, Buddy, Donald Arnone and Al Caiola on guitar, Jerry Allison on drums and Joe B. Mauldin on bass. Bob Thiele plays piano.

Sa-S.1/25-26/58 THAT'S MY DESIRE (Helmey Kresa/Carroll Loveday) This song was started on the 25th but finished at 2am on the 26th. After 2 false starts, it was recorded in 2 takes. Released in 1966-A and 2/81-A. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City with the JiveTunes as the backup group. Another source gives the Crickets as the backing group and Norman Petty on piano. Takes 1 (false start), 2 (incomplete), and 3 were released and also bootlegged in 6/95-A. Norman Petty overdubbed the Fireballs on 2/3/66.

Sun.1/26/58 OH, BOY! (Sonny West/Bill Tilghman/Norman Petty) The Crickets appear on the Ed Sullivan Show in New York City to sing their song. Ed interviews Buddy after they perform. A film clip exists and it is shown in the film, "The Real Buddy Holly Story". Bootlegged in 6/95-A. Released.
The clip of this performance can be seen on website http://www.vastvideo.com/i/2.1/navigate.asp?cid=171

Mon. 1/27/58 "BOARDING THE PLANE" A color home movie is shot by Norman Petty of Buddy and the Crickets walking from the terminal and boarding a Pan American Airlines plane for Hawaii. The film shows the boys arriving at Hawaii International, posing from their hotel balcony, and swimming in the pool. It still exists and can be seen in the film, "The Real Buddy Holly Story". Released.
The home movie is shown on website http://www.vastvideo.com/i/2.1/navigate.asp?cid=171 J.I. also talks about the England tour

Mon.1/27/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy Holly and the Crickets perform two shows at the Civic Auditorium in Hawaii. Also on the show are Paul Anka, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jodie Sands. Price: $1.50, $2.50 and $3.50.

Tues. 1/28/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the tour finally leave for Australia after an aborted earlier attempt when the engine failed on the plane.

Thurs.1/30/58 UNRECORDED:The Crickets start a 12 date 7-day "Lee Gordon's World Hit Parade" or "Lee Gordon Presents The Big Show" tour of Australia, along with Paul Anka, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jodie Sands and local Australian singer Johnny O'Keefe (pictured right). They appear at Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia for two shows at 6pm and 8:45pm

Fri.1/31/58 INTERVIEW: The tour moves on to perform at the Newcastle Stadium in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia for one show at 8:45pm. DJ Pat Barton interviews Buddy in Newcastle for Radio 2KO. The tape exists and a long and short version have been released. They have also been bootlegged in 6/95-A. You can hear one version on website http://www.buddyholly.8m.com/songs.html

Sun. 2/1/58 UNRECORDED: The tour returns to Sydney to perform at Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, this time for three shows: 2pm, 6pm and 8:45pm.

Mon. 2/2/58 UNRECORDED: Rest Day

Tues. 2/3/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Cloudland Ballroom in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia for two shows at 6pm and 8:45pm.

Wed. 2/4/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the West Melbourne Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for two shows at 6pm and 8:45pm.

Wed. 2/4/58 "RADIO BROADCAST"Buddy does 90 minutes on Melbourne, Australia radio station 3KZ. He chats and spins records on the "Platter Parade" show. It's unknown if a tape of the show exists.

2/5/58 "COLGATE PALMOLIVE RADIO SHOW"The tour does another concert at West Melbourne Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They do two shows at 6pm and 8:45pm and one of them is recorded for a "live" concert broadcast on 3AW radio in Melbourne, Australia. The tour members are still Buddy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul Anka, Jodie Sands and local Australian singer Johnny O'Keefe. The concert was broadcast on 2/27 and 2/24/58. It is unknown if a copy of the tape exists.

Fri. 2/6/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Cloudland Ballroom in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Sun. 2/8/58 IN DISPUTE: Some sources have listed a second show date for Brisbane on this date at the Cloudland Ballroom. However, it has been pointed out to me that it was against the law back then to have shows of this type on Sundays in Queensland.

Sun. 2/9/58 "RADIO PLUGS" While in Hawaii on the way home, Buddy visits with several DJs on the air plugging his records. It's unknown if any were taped and, if so, if any tapes exist. Buddy and the Crickets perform at the Scofield Barracks in Honolulu.

Wed.2/12/58 WELL ALL RIGHT (AKA "Well ... All Right") (Buddy Holly/Jerry "J.I." Allison/Joe B. Mauldin/Norman Petty) Recorded at Petty’s Nor Va Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. It was released on 11/5/58-S,3/59-A. Buddy plays acoustic guitar, Joe Mauldin on bass and Jerry Allison on the bell of a cymbal. Joe B. says that the title for the song came from Little Richard. While performing together at the Paramount Theater in New York City, Little Richard used to say that expression a lot. The Picks added background harmonies on 2/28/84.
The Beatles loved Buddy Holly and recorded this song by him. For a similiar book on the Beatles written by this author, go to http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.moorcroft

Thurs. 2/13/58 TAKE YOUR TIME (Buddy Holly/Norman Petty) Norman Petty plays the organ and Jerry Allison plays a cardboard box. The song was released on 4/20/58-S and 3/58-A. Take 4 was released. Takes 1 (incomplete), 2 (incomplete with Buddy talking about why he's having trouble with the song), and 3 were released and also bootlegged in 6/95-A.

The Roses. David Bigham, Robert Linville and Ray Rush

FOOL'S PARADISE (Sonny Le Glaire/Norman Petty/Horace Linsley) Vi Petty on piano. It was released on 5/27/58-S, 1/65-A. Takes 1, 2, and 3 were bootlegged in 6/95-A and also released.

All were recorded at Petty's Nor Va Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. The background singers were the Roses (David Bigham, Robert Linville and Ray Rush) instead of the Picks.

Fri. 2/14/58 THINK IT OVER (Buddy Holly/Jerry "J.I." Allison/Norman Petty) Vi Petty plays the piano solo. It was released on 5/27/58-S. Recorded at Petty’s Nor Va Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico with Buddy on guitar, Joe Mauldin on bass and Jerry Allison on drums. The background singers were the Roses (Ray Rush and David Bigham) instead of the Picks and they overdubbed on 2/19/58,Vi Petty plays the piano solo on an overdub. Studio talk with Buddy instructing Jerry on what to play at a certain point are heard in the film, "The Real Buddy Holly Story". Takes 1 (false start), 2 (false start), 3, 4, and 5 were bootlegged in 6/95-A and released. None of the takes have the piano solo on them.
A clip of Vi Petty showing the recording studio and demonstrating her piano lead for this song can be seen on website http://www.vastvideo.com/i/2.1/navigate.asp?cid=171

Wed. 2/19/58 REAL WILD CHILD (Wild One)(Johnny O’Keefe/Johnny Greenan/Dave Owens) The song was written in Australia and Buddy "discovered" it while touring there. Johnny Greenan writes, "Dave Owens and I were the saxophonists in Johnny O'Keefe's band, the Dee Jays. We wrote the song after one of our dances ended in a brawl one night in 1958. After a couple of bourbon and cokes, we wrote the song. O'Keefe recorded it a few weeks later. His name was on as co-writer because he was the front man, as often happens. He also added a couple of things when he sang the song. It has been in about 9-10 movies. David Bowie liked the song. That is why 'Iggy Pop' recorded it. The greatest moment was and still is the use of it in the soundtrack of 'Pretty Woman'. Unfortunately Dave Owens and John O'Keefe are now passed on and playing in that band in the sky. We toured Australia with Buddy and the Crickets. They were great blokes. We kept in touch when they went back to the U.S. We were all very sad when Buddy was killed. It seems like yesterday. He was the one who took the song and published it in the U.S. So I owe a lot to Buddy. Without him, the song would never have gotten out of Australia." Released on 9/26/58-S, 2/81-A.

OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL (A.S. Brown/N.D. Ayer) Released on 9/26/58-S, 2/81-A.
Buddy plays guitar on recordings for Jerry Allison's solo singing attempt under his middle name of "Ivan". The songs were produced by Buddy Holly and were recorded at Petty's Nor Va Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. Two takes of "Real Wild Child" and 3 takes of "Oh You Beautiful Doll" were bootlegged in 6/95-A and released.
Earlier today, Buddy purchases some land in Lubbock, Texas with the plans to build his own recording studio on it at a later date.

Thurs.2/20/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets start a 12 date 6-day Florida tour called "The Big Gold Records Stars" at the Kellogg Auditorium in Orlando, Florida. On the show are the Everly Brothers, Bill Haley and the Comets, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Royal Teens, and Jimmie Rodgers. The Crickets back up the Everlys because their back-up band wasn't very good.

Fri. 2/21/58 INTERVIEW : Buddy is interviewed backstage by Bob Chesney at the Fort Hesterley Armory in Tampa, Florida. Released.

DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS (Henry Glover)(Fragment only)

HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO (Ray Charles)

During the interview session backstage, Buddy and Jerry Lee Lewis play and sing these two songs. A poor quality copy exists. Another source gives the date as 2/24/58. Unreleased except for a fragment of "Drown In My Own Tears"..

EVERYDAY (Charles Hardin/Norman Petty) (Fragment only)

THAT’LL BE THE DAY (Buddy Holly/Jerry Allison/Norman Petty) (Fragment only)

Bob Chesney records part of the Crickets’ performance from backstage. Unreleased.

Sat. 2/22/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform two shows at the National Guard Armory in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sun. 2/23/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform two shows at the Connie Mack Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Mon. 2/24/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform two shows at the Dade County Auditorium in Miami, Florida.

Tues. 2/25/58 UNRECORDED: The tour does their last performance at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Wed. 2/27/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy, Jerry, Joe B. and the Pettys fly to London to begin Buddy’s only tour of England.

Fri. 2/28/58 "ARRIVING IN LONDON" More home movies are shot by Norman Petty of the Crickets landing at Heathrow Airport in London, looking at the sites in Cambridge, and the outside of the Old George Hotel in Salisbury, England.

Fri. 2/28/58 I’M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE (AKA “I’m Looking For Someone To Love”) (Buddy Holly/Norman Petty) Buddy and the Crickets appear on the television program, "COOL FOR CATS”, broadcast from the Wembley studios of Associated Rediffusion TV. They lip-synch the song. It was unusual for artists to appear on this show as the format was for a dance troupe to dance to the latest pop songs.

Sat.3/1/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets start a 25-day tour of Britain and Wales, appearing at 26 different venues. In the afternoon, Buddy launches his British tour with a press conference at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go night club in Soho, London. He poses for pictures. This night he and the Crickets perform at Trocadero, Elephant and Castle along with Gary Miller, the Tanner Sisters and Des O'Connor .

Sun.3/2/58 THAT'LL BE THE DAY (Buddy Holly/Jerry "J.I." Allison/Norman Petty)

PEGGY SUE (Buddy Holly/Jerry "J.I." Allison) (Fragment)

OH BOY! (Sonny West/Bill Tilghman/Norman Petty) (Fragment)

The Crickets perform on the ATV show, "Sunday Night At London Palladium" in England. A poor quality audiotape of a few seconds of each song on the show exists. Bootlegged in 6/95-A.

Sun. 3/2/58 UNRECORDED: The tour performs at the Gaumont State Theater, Kilburn, London, England.

Mon. 3/3/58 UNRECORDED: The tour performs at the Gaumont Cinema, Southampton, England. Earlier in the day, Buddy and the Crickets are given a car tour of London by Allan Crawford of Southern Music Publishing.

3/UNK/58 "ENGLAND CONCERT" Norman Petty shoots a silent home movie of the Crickets performing on stage at one of their concerts. It was shown in the film, "The Real Buddy Holly Story". Released.

Tues. 3/4/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the City Hall, Sheffield, England.

Wed. 3/5/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Globe Theater, Stockton, England.

Thurs. 3/6/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the City Hall, Newcastle, England.

Fri. 3/7/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Odeon Cinema, Wolverhampton, England.

Sat. 3/8/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Odeon Cinema, Nottingham, England.

Sun. 3/9/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Bradford, England.

Mon. 3/10/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Town House in Birmingham, England.

Tues. 3/11/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Gaumont Theatre in Worcester, England.

Wed. 3/12/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at Croydon's Davis Theatre in London, England.

Thurs. 3/13/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the East Ham Granada Cinema in London, England.

Fri. 3/14/58 MAYBE BABY (Buddy Holly/Norman Petty)

"SPOKEN TRAILER (Promotional segment) FOR THE SHOW"

Buddy and the Crickets perform on the "Off The Record" BBC-TV show. It was taped at Studio 2, Riverside TV Studios in London and was broadcast on 3/27/58. Fred Porter made a sound only recording of the song.

Fri. 3/14/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform two shows at the Woolwich Granada Theater in London, England. Buddy sends home a postcard to his sister. It can be seen on an internet site.

Sat. 3/15/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to Ipswich, England to perform at the Gaumont Cinema.

Sun. 3/16/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to Leicester, England to perform at the De Montfort Hall.

Mon. 3/17/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Doncaster, England.

Tues. 3/18/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Ritz Cinema in Wigan, England. This venue has been changed from St. Georges Hall in Blackburn, England.

Wed. 3/19/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to Hull, England to perform at the Regal Cinema.

Thurs. 3/20/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool, England. Were John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the audience?

Fri. 3/21/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at Walthamstow's Granada Theatre in London, England.

Sat. 3/22/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Gaumont Theatre in Salisbury, England.". In the afternoon Buddy tries out his newly purchased ink pen and writes a letter to his mom and dad at 1305 37th St. in Lubbock. He talks about Jerry Allison and Norman Petty sitting by the fireplace in their hotel room talking about dreams they’ve had. Buddy tells them that Norman says he recently had a dream in which all his teeth had fallen out. Buddy says that Norman is getting old. He asks how his folks’ work on their home is coming and says that he’s anxious to get home and see the house. The letter can be seen at the Hard Rock Café in Barcelona, Spain. "

Sun. 3/23/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at Colston Hall in Bristol, England.

Mon. 3/24/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Capital Cinema in Cardiff, England.

Tues. 3/25/58 UNRECORDED: The tour moves on to perform at the Hammersmith Gaumont in London, England. Buddy accidentally knocks the caps off his two front teeth while fooling around backstage with Joe B. Joe B. says it was him who bumped Buddy, not Jerry Allison as the “Buddy Holly Story” movie portrays. Buddy did spread gum over them though to get through the performance, which Norman Petty called “Buddy’s worst”.

Fri. 3/28/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets start performing at the Brooklyn, New York Paramount Theater for Alan Freed's "Big Beat Show". Buddy visits a dentist earlier today to have his broken caps for his two front teeth repaired.

Sat. 3/29/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York.

Sun. 3/30/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform three shows at the State Theater in Hartford, Connecticut.

Mon. 3/31/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at Loew's Paradise Theater in the Bronx, New York.

4/1/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets perform in Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia.

Wed. 4/2/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the New York Coliseum Theater in Manhattan, New York or in Trenton, New Jersey, depending on the source.

4/3/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets perform in Baltimore, Maryland.

4/4/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets perform in Dayton, Ohio.

4/5/58 "FAN FILM IN MICHIGAN" Buddy is filmed performing in Grand Rapids, Michigan by a fan. The color home movie exists and was shown in the film, "The Real Buddy Holly Story". Released.

Sun. 4/6/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mon. 4/7/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets perform two shows at the Memorial Auditorium in Canton, Ohio.

Tues. 4/8/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Columbus, Ohio.

Wed. 4/9/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform two shows at the Arena in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Thurs. 4/10/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Arena in London, Ontario.

Fri. 4/11/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario.

Sat. 4/12/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Toledo, Ohio.

Sun. 4/13/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Flint, Ohio.

Mon. 4/14/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Tues. 4/15/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Keil Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri. Buddy's Stratocaster guitar is stolen. A replacement is flown in from Manny's in New York.

Wed. 4/16/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Thurs. 4/17/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Fri. 4/18/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Forum in Wichita, Kansas.

Sat. 4/19/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Kansas City, Missouri.

Sun. 4/20/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Omaha, Nebraska.

Wed. 4/23/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Madison, Wisconsin.

Thurs. 4/24/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Fri. 4/25/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Sun. 4/27/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Fr. Wayne, Indiana.

Mon. 4/28/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Hippodrome in Waterloo, Iowa. Candid pictures are taken by fan Dick Cole. 3 months later, he shows them to Buddy at the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo. Buddy autographs them and permits Dick to shoot more pictures backstage.

Wed. 4/30/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in South Bend, Indiana.

Thurs. 5/1/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Fri. 5/2/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Buffalo, New York.

Sat. 5/3/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at Loew's Paradise in the Boston Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. A riot breaks out and a 19-year-old boy is stabbed in the chest.

Sun. 5/4/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform two shows at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (This may have been cancelled because of the previous riot in Boston.)

Mon. 5/5/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Lewiston, Maine. (This may have been cancelled because of the previous riot in Boston.)

Tues. 5/6/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Boston Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts. (This may have been cancelled because of the previous riot in Boston.)

Thurs. 5/7/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets eat at the Hendrick Hudson Hotel in Troy, New York. They were scheduled to perform in Troy that evening, but it’s presumed that the show was cancelled as the records show they stayed in a hotel in New York City that evening.

Fri. 5/9/58 UNRECORDED: The tour ends with a performance at the Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Tues. 5/13/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets fly from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on this date. It’s unknown by this author what the purpose was, but one can assume that they performed in each city on the 12th and 13th or the 13th and 14th.

Sun.5/25/58 LONESOME TEARS (Buddy Holly) Released on 9/12/58-S, 1/65-A. Bootlegged in 6/95-A.

IT'S SO EASY (Buddy Holly/Norman Petty) Released on 9/12/58-S, 3/59-A.
The Beatles loved Buddy Holly and recorded this song by him. For a similiar book on the Beatles written by this author, go to http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.moorcroft

Both were recorded at Petty's Nor Va Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico with Buddy on guitar, Tommy Allsup on lead guitar, Joe Mauldin on bass and Jerry Allison on drums. The Roses overdubbed background vocals on 5/27/58 instead of the usual Picks.

George Atwood (photo courtesy
buddyhollyonline.com)
Wed.5/28/58 HEARTBEAT (Bob Montgomery/Norman Petty) Buddy on guitar, Tommy Allsup on lead guitar, George Atwood on bass and Jerry Allison on drums. The Picks added background harmonies in on 6/29/84. Released on 11/5/58-S, 3/59-A.

Mon.6/2/58 LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU (Buddy Holly/Bob Montgomery) One of Buddy's old songs, this was recorded as a demo for the Everly Brothers. It was released in 5/64-A. Earl Sinks, lead singer for the Crickets after Buddy's death, recorded a slower, straight 4/4 version with the Crickets at Petty's Nor-Va-Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. It sounded so much like Buddy that in 1972, it was mistakenly put on the album "Buddy Holly : A Rock & Roll Collection". The version was even bootlegged as "Buddy Holly" and then corrected as Earl Sinks and the Crickets on a bootleg released in 6/95-A. It can be heard at the web-site http://members.tripod.com/~cricketguy/crickets.html

WISHING (Buddy Holly/Bob Montgomery) Another old song, this was redone as a demo for the Everly Brothers. Handclaps were overdubbed by UNK on 1/7/58. Buddy harmonized with himself on it. Rhythm guitar overdubbed by UNK on 1/7/64. It was released on 7/29/63-S, 1/65-A.

Both were recorded at Petty's Nor Va Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. Buddy was himself on guitar, Tommy Allsup on lead guitar, George Atwood on bass and Glen "Bo" Clark on drums.

Sat. 6/7/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy performs at the Palace Center in Buffalo, New York along with Bobby Darin, Chubby Checker, Paul Anka and Annette, Chuck Berry, the Platters, the Everly Brothers, Bobby Rydell, Fats Domino, and Bill Haley & the Comets.

Fri.-Sat. 6/6-7/58 TAKE YOUR TIME (Buddy Holly/Norman Petty)

A LITTLE WHILE AGO (Carolyn Hester)

HURRY SANTA HURRY (Gordon Hester/Norman Petty)

CHRISTMAS IN KILLARNEY (Traditional arr. By Carolyn Hester)

Buddy plays guitar on recordings for Carolyn Hester (vocals). Also playing are George Atwood on bass and Jerry Allison on percussion. Unreleased songs.

6/UNK/58 IF I HAD KNOWN (Lloyd Call/Norman Petty) Released in 1958.

Buddy plays guitar on a recording for Ken James (vocals). Also playing are George Atwood on bass and Jerry Allison on percussion

LITTLE COWBOY (Lloyd Call/Norman Petty) Unreleased.

Buddy plays guitar on the background track for this song. Then Ken James (AKA Homer Tankersley) dubbed a vocal over it and finally the Roses dubbed their own recording over it.

Mon. 6/9/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets fly from Amarillo, Texas to Los Angeles, California. It’s unknown if they performed somewhere, did guest appearances or vacationed. See entry for Thursday below.

Tues. 6/10/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets fly from Burbank, California to San Francisco.

Wed. 6/11/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and Joe B. Mauldin appear on the Ted Randall Show on KPIX TV in San Francisco, California and were interviewed. Afterwards they fly back to Los Angeles. The tape has not been released.

Thurs. 6/12/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets fly home from Los Angeles, California. Buddy flies to New York City however.

Dick Jacobs
Thurs.6/19/58 EARLY IN THE MORNING (Bobby Darin/Woody Harris) Recorded from 8 to 10pm, Buddy called this his "finest recording". Released on 7/5/58-S, 3/59-A. Still tied to his Atco Records contract, Bobby Darin approached Brunswick Records with this song. Brunswick decided to release it as performed by the "Ding Dongs". Atco discovered the deception and threatened a lawsuit. Brunswick turned over the masters but rushed Buddy into the studio to "cover" the record using the same musicians and background singers. Listen to the two versions. They are very similar. I think Buddy outsang Bobby too, which was no mean feat as Bobby was considered one of the best of all time. Later Atco released Bobby's version as peformed by the "Rinky Dinks".

NOW WE'RE ONE (Bobby Darin) Take 5 was released. A fragmented take also exists and has been released. Released on 7/5/58-S, 3/59-A. This can be heard on website http://buddyholly.8m.com/songs.html with studio talk at the beginning. Bootlegged in 6/95-A.

Both songs were recorded at the Pythian Temple studio in New York City for Coral Records. The musicians were the Dick Jacobs Orchestra consisting of Al Chernet and George Barnes on guitar, David "Panama" Francis and Philip Kraus on percussion, Sanford Bloch on bass, Sam Taylor on sax and Ernest Hayes on piano. Both songs featured female background singers for the first time in Buddy's career. They were the Helen Way Singers. Earlier today Buddy went to a jewelry store and purchased an engagement ring for Maria Elena Santiago for $550.

Sat. 6/14/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy purchases a new suit and a suit jacket (both size 38) for $107.50 at the Alfred Norton, Inc. clothing store in New York. The receipt is sold for $1009 on ebay.com.

Wed. 7/2/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy drives to his performance in Indiana. On the way he stops for gas at the Green Acres Service Station near Afton, Oklahoma. The gas receipt was sold on ebay.com.

Thurs. 7/3/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy drives to Indiana to start another tour. On the way, he stops for gas at the Harold Wipke Service Station in Kirkwood, Missouri. The receipt was sold on ebay.com.

Fri.7/4/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets start an 11-date “Summer Dance Party” tour in Angola, Indiana. Also touring is Tommy Allsup and his Western Swing Band. On the way to the job, Buddy stops for gas at Frazier’s Texaco Station in Angola. Afterwards, he drives his new Lincoln to the next city’s job, stopping for gas in Princeton, Illinois.

Sat. 7/5/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform in Spring Valley, Illinois. Buddy drives his new Lincoln car to the dance job from the previous night’s job. On the way he stops for gas in Princeton, Illinois.

Sun. 7/6/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Fruitport Pavilion in Muskegon, Michigan. Buddy drives his new Lincoln to the dance job from the previous job, stopping for gas in Grand Haven, Michigan.

Tues. 7/8/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo, Iowa. Fan Dick Cole is permitted to shoot pictures backstage where he shoots the famous picture of Buddy tuning his acoustic Gibson guitar while sitting on a chest freezer. Maria Elena said it was her favorite picture of Buddy. Buddy drives his new Lincoln to Iowa from Chicago, where he had stayed overnight after the Muskegon job. He stops three times for gasoline in Chicago, Elizabeth, Illinois and Epworth, Iowa. The receipts for those stops were sold on ebay.com.

Wed. 7/9/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform two shows at Matter’s Ballroom in Decorah, Iowa. Also performing was guitarist Tommy Alsup and his band.

Thurs. 7/10/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Armory in Oelwein, Iowa.

Fri. 7/11/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the National Guard Armory, Duluth, Minnesota.

Sat. 7/12/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets perform a 2pm stage show at the Athletic (Baseball) Park in Wausau and an 8:30pm dance at the Rothschild Pavilion in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Sun. 7/13/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Crystal Rock in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

Mon. 7/14/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets drive back to Lubbock, Texas. On the way, they stop for gas in East Duboque, Illinois, Grinnel, Iowa and Eagleville, Missouri, according to receipts which they turned into their bookkeeper.

Wed. 7/16/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy drops Jerry Allison off at the Milwaukee airport for Jerry's return home. Buddy, however, drives on in his Lincoln to Detroit. There he stops for gas at the Hunt & Davidson Service Station. The receipt was sold on ebay.com.

Thurs. 7/17/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy is driving his blue Lincoln back to Lubbock. He stops at the Pure Oil Company in Brecksville, Ohio for 12.3 gallons of premium gasoline for $4.00. The receipt is sold on ebay.com.

Mon. 7/21/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy, continuing his driving tour of the Midwest and Eastern portions of the USA, stops for gas at the Air Port Shell Service gas station in Newark, New Jersey. The receipt was sold on ebay.com.

Wed. 7/23/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy, back in New York City, purchases two ties for $7.50 at the Alfred Norton, Inc. clothing store in New York. The receipt was sold on ebay.com.

Thurs. 7/24/58 “KYSD RADIO PROMO” Buddy Holly visits his friend Snuff Garrett at KSYD Radio in Wichita Falls, Texas and cuts a spoken promo for him. Aired unknown. UNK release.

Tues. 8/5/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets fly from Amarillo, Texas to New York City.

Fri. 8/15/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy marries Maria Elena Santiago at the Holley home at 1606 39th Street in Lubbock, Texas. The Reverend Ben Johnson of the Tabernacle Baptist Church married them.
J.I. talks about Buddy’s marriage (while pictures are shown) and the Crickets’ break-up in a clip on website http://www.vastvideo.com/i/2.1/navigate.asp?cid=171 The last tour together is talked about and clips are shown of the performance in Michigan.

Sat. 8/16/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy, Maria, Jerry and Peggy Sue drive to El Paso, Texas to catch a plane to their combined honeymoons in Acapulco, Mexico.

Mon.9/1/58 "JINGLES" (Buddy Holly/Jerry Allison/Norman Petty-Charles Hardin/Norman Petty) Buddy cuts 2 jingles at Lubbock's radio station KLLL. One is to the tune of "Peggy Sue" and one to the tune of "Everyday". The "Everyday" jingle can be heard in the film, "The Real Buddy Holly Story". Released in 5/80-S and bootlegged in 6/95-A. They can be heard on website http://buddyholly.8m.com/songs.html.

Sun. 9/7/58 I SENT YOU ROSES (Jerry Engler)

WHAT-A YOU GONNA DO? (Jerry Engler)

Buddy plays guitar and chimes on recordings by Jerry Engler (vocals). Recorded at Petty’s Studio in Clovis, New Mexico. Both songs have been released in 1966.

Wed.9/10/58 COME BACK BABY (Norman Petty/Fred Neil) Released in 5/64-A.

REMINISCING ("King Curtis" Ousley) Released on 8/20/62-S and 2/63-A after Norman Petty had the Fireballs overdub instruments on 10/24/62. The Picks added vocal harmonies on 6/29/84.

Both were recorded at Petty’s Nor Va Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico with Buddy on guitar, Joe Mauldin on bass, Jerry Allison on drums and King Curtis on tenor sax.

JOLE BLON (Harry Choates/York) Waylon Jennings’ first solo singing attempt, it was produced by Buddy Holly in one take.

WHEN SIN STOPS (Bob Venable) Waylon Jennings' first solo singing attempt. Produced by Buddy Holly in 6 takes, 3 have not been released. A version by the Nighthawks, with Eddie Reeves on lead vocal, was released and Buddy supposedly played guitar on it also.

Both songs were recorded at Petty’s Nor Va Jak Studios in Clovis, New Mexico at the same session. Buddy played guitar on both recordings. Both songs are bootlegged. The instrumental background and the complete version of "When Sin Stops" are bootlegged in 6/95-A. Two takes. Released in 1959-S, 5/64-A & 2/82/A.

Sun. 9/21/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy leaves home in his new Cadillac to drive to New York City for an appearance on Alan Freed’s TV show and to produce a record for Lou Giordano.

Tues. 9/23/58 ALAN FREED TV SHOW INTERVIEW : Buddy goes to WNEW-TV Studios in New York to do Alan’s show. The tape was broadcast on 10/2/58 and exists today. It has been released.
Part of the interview is heard along with clips of Buddy and J.I. on their motorcycles on website http://www.vastvideo.com/i/2.1/navigate.asp?cid=171

UNK/58 STAY CLOSE TO ME (Buddy Holly) According to Maria Elena, Buddy recorded a demo of this song in their apartment in Greenwich Village, New York City. She said it was her favorite of all the songs he demoed at home. The tape has been lost if it was recorded.

UNK/58 "BUDDY AND ELENA" Buddy records himself and Maria singing together in their Greenwich Village, New York City apartment. Buddy attempts to sing "Maria Elena" (an actual song) in Spanish. If the tapes were made, as Maria says they were, they are lost and have not surfaced.

Tues.9/30/58 STAY CLOSE TO ME (Buddy Holly) Released in 2/81-A. There were 7 false starts and 4 takes of this song. Take 4 has been released. A false start and Take 4 were bootlegged in 6/95-A.

DON'T CHA KNOW (Phil Everly) There were 3 false starts and 3 takes. One of the takes was released in 1959-S,2/81-A. Others were bootlegged in 6/95-A.

Buddy's protege, Lou Giordano's first solo singing attempt, produced by Buddy Holly. Buddy also played guitar on the recordings. Buddy and Phil Everly sang background vocals on "Don't Cha Know". Both songs were recorded at the Beltone Studios in New York City.

Thurs. 10/2/58 IT'S SO EASY (Buddy Holly/Norman Petty) Buddy appears on the Alan Freed TV show on WNEW-TV in New York City. He lip-synchs this song and then is interviewed. During the interview, they discuss flying. Interview was released in 2/81-A. Bootlegged in 6/95-A. Earlier today, at 2pm, Buddy rehearses with the rest of the "Biggest Show of Stars for '58 - Fall Edition" tour group at the Nola Studios, 3rd Floor Concert Hall, 113 West 57th Street, New York City. On tour with Buddy were Frankie Avalon, Dion & the Belmonts, Jimmy Clanton, Bobby Darin, Bobby Freeman, Clyde McPhatter, the Danleers, the Olympics, the Elegants, Jack Scott, the Coasters, and the Bil Austin Orchestra.

Fri. 10/3/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets start the 19 date "The Biggest Show of Stars for 1958 - Autumn Edition" tour at the Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Sat. 10/4/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Arcadia Ballroom in Providence, Rhode Island. This venue was changed from the State Theater in Hartford, Connecticut.

Sun. 10/5/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Mon. 10/6/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Memorial Centre in Petersborough, Ontario, Canada.

Tues. 10/7/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets perform at the Memorial Auditorium in Kitchner, Ontario, Canada.

Wed. 10/8/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets perform at the Sports Arena in Toledo, Ohio.

Thurs. 10/9/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets perform at the Indiana Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Sat. 10/11/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets perform at the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio.

Sun. 10/12/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform two shows at the Stanbaugh Auditorium in Youngstown, Ohio.

Tues. 10/14/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy and the Crickets do two shows at the Armory in Akron, Ohio.

Wed. 10/15/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Community War Memorial Building in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Thurs. 10/16/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Catholic Youth Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Fri. 10/17/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Municipal Auditorium in Norfolk, Virginia. Buddy drives his car there and stops for gas twice on the way. The receipts for the gas and for his hotel room that night at the Hotel Monticello in Norfolk are sold on ebay.com. During the evening’s performance, Ronnie King interviews Buddy on tape. It was the only interview where he mentioned his glasses. The interview has not been released.

Sat. 10/18/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform at the Park Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sun. 10/19/58 UNRECORDED: The Crickets perform two shows at the Mosque in Richmond, Virginia.

Tues.10/21/58 IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE (Paul Anka) Recorded in 1 take at 8pm. According to Dick Jacobs, Buddy rushed in at 5pm (with the session planned for 8pm) and said "Paul Anka just wrote this great song and we have to record it!" Dick had to get arrangements for the orchestra ready in less than 3 hours.
Dick Jacobs talks about the recording of this song and clips of New York are shown on website http://www.vastvideo.com/i/2.1/navigate.asp?cid=171
Released on 1/5/59-S, 3/59-A.

TRUE LOVE WAYS (Buddy Holly/Norman Petty) Some people call this Buddy’s finest recording. It was released in 3/59-A, 6/29/60-S. The Picks added background vocals on 6/28/84.

RAINING IN MY HEART (Boudeleux and Felice Bryant) Originally written for the Everly Brothers, Buddy called it the "best record I’ve ever made." Released on 1/5/59-S, 3/59-A. Bootlegged in 6/95-A.

MOONDREAMS (Norman Petty) Released in 3/60-A. Bootlegged in 6/95-A.

This is the order in which the songs were recorded. All the songs were recorded at the Pythian Temple studio in New York City with the Dick Jacobs Orchestra. These were Buddy’s first and only stereo recordings, although no one knew that they could be in stereo until the masters were found ten years later. They were recorded on a three-track recorder, which enabled a stereo mix. When they were finally made into stereo, the master of "Raining In My Heart" could not be found. Musicians were: Violinists Sylvan Shulman, Leo Kruczek, Leonard Posner, Irving Spice, Ray Free, Herbert Bourne, Julius Held, and Paul Winter; Viola players David Schwartz and Howard Kay; Cellists Maurice Brown and Maurice Bialin; Harpist Doris Johnson; Guitarist Al Caiola; Bassist Sanford Bloch; Pianist Ernest Hayes; Drummer Clifford Leeman; and Tenor Sax player Abraham "Boomie" Richman. Maria Elena attended the sessions and told Buddy that "True Love Ways" was her favorite.

Fri. 10/24/58 UNRECORDED: The tour ends at the Mosque in Richmond, Virginia.

Sat. 10/25/58 IT'S SO EASY (Buddy Holly/Norman Petty) Buddy alone appears on "The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show" at WFIL-TV Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia. He lip-synchs the song. It's unknown if a kinescope exists. Unreleased.

Tues.10/28/58 IT'S SO EASY (Buddy Holly/Norman Petty)

HEARTBEAT (Bob Montgomery/Norman Petty)

Buddy and the Crickets appear on the "American Bandstand" show and lip-synch these songs. It is their last TV appearance. Buddy and Jerry are interviewed by Dick Clark about the formation of the Crickets. A kinescope of the show exists. Unreleased. The interview is released in 2/81-A. "It's So Easy" is bootlegged.

10/UNK/58 UNRECORDED: A source has the Crickets performing on the “Alan Freed Show”, the “Patti Page Show” and the “Dinah Shore Show”. It’s unknown if Buddy actually performed on these TV shows and what dates the performances took place if they did at all.

12/1/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy purchases an 14 karat white gold Omega wristwatch with forty-five single cut diamonds set around the outside. He has today's date engraved on the back. In the crash that takes Buddy's life, the watch is thrown from his wrist on impact and is buried in the snow. It is discovered in the spring and given to the sheriff's department who forward it to the Holly family. In Dec. 2000, it is offered in auction at Christy's of London, but it was not sold.

Wed. 12/3/58 THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY (Buddy Holly) Three takes/versions. Two have been released. One was released in 3/60-A and the other was bootlegged in 6/95-A.

WHAT TO DO (Buddy Holly) Released on 3/15/65-S, 3/60-A. Bootlegged in 6/95-A.
Buddy tapes demos of songs he had written on an Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorder in his Greenwich Village, New York City apartment at 11 Fifth Avenue (Apartment #4H, Brevoort Apartments). He got the recorder from Norman Petty after Norman had upgraded his studio equipment in Clovis, New Mexico. Buddy had requested the old recorder saying, “I want the one that ‘Peggy Sue’ was recorded on; the one you carried to Oklahoma City.” Buddy played his new Gibson acoustic guitar. On 1/19/60 Jack Hansen overdubbed instruments using studio musicians on Buddy's two demos. On 10/11/63 Norman Petty used the Fireballs to do the same at his Clovis, New Mexico studio. The Picks added background vocals on 6/28/84. Both songs are bootlegged in 6/95-A.

Fri. 12/5/58 PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (Buddy Holly) Buddy wrote this following a suggestion from his father to do a follow-up or sequel to "Peggy Sue". He recorded this demo in his Greenwich Village, New York City apartment on his Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorder. On 6/30/59, Jack Hansen used the Dick Jacobs orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers to overdub instruments and background vocals onto it. They used Coral Records Studio A, New York City. On 10/11/63 Norman Petty had the Fireballs overdub instruments onto the demo. Released on 7/20/59-S, 3/60-A. Bootlegged in 6/95-A. In 1995, the Hollies removed the instruments, played their own and overdubbed their own vocals onto Buddy’s for a tribute album.
The Beatles loved Buddy Holly and recorded this song by him. For a similiar book on the Beatles written by this author, go to http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.moorcroft

Mon. 12/8/58 THAT MAKES IT TOUGH (Buddy Holly) Buddy recorded this demo in his Greenwich Village, New York City apartment on his Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorder. On 1/19/60 Jack Hansen overdubbed instruments using studio musicians on Buddy’s demo. On 10/11/63 Norman Petty used the Fireballs to do the same at his Clovis, New Mexico studio. Released on 6/29/60-S, 3/60-A. Bootlegged in 6/95-A. This was called Buddy’s last recording when it was played at the end of the film, "The Real Buddy Holly Story".
This song is heard over film clips of Lubbock and Buddy’s grave on website http://www.vastvideo.com/i/2.1/navigate.asp?cid=171

Sun. 12/14/58 CRYING, WAITING, HOPING (Buddy Holly) Buddy recorded this demo in his Greenwich Village, New York City apartment on his Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorder. On 6/30/59, Jack Hansen used the Dick Jacobs orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers to overdub instruments and background vocals onto it. They used Coral Records Studio A, New York City. On 10/11/63 Norman Petty used the Fireballs to do the same at his Clovis, New Mexico studio. Released on 7/20/59-S, 3/60-A. Bootlegged in 6/95-A.
The Beatles loved Buddy Holly and recorded this song by him. For a similiar book on the Beatles written by this author, go to http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.moorcroft

Wed.12/17/58 LEARNING THE GAME (Buddy Holly) Buddy recorded this demo in his Greenwich Village, New York City apartment on his Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorder. On 1/19/60 Jack Hansen overdubbed instruments using studio musicians on Buddy's demo. On 10/11/63 Norman Petty used the Fireballs to do the same at his Clovis, New Mexico studio. Released on 6/30/59-S, 3/60-A. Bootlegged in 6/95-A.

Thurs.12/25/58 "CHRISTMAS AT HOME" A home movie is shot of Buddy enjoying Christmas at his folk's home in Lubbock, Texas. He is seen sitting on a sofa watching as kids open their presents.

Sat. 12/27/58 YOU'RE THE ONE (Buddy Holly/Waylon Jennings/Ray "Slim" Corbin) While home for Christmas, Buddy visits Lubbock radio station KLLL. He is challenged to write a song in 30 minutes. This is the result. A quick "demo" is made at the studio with Buddy on guitar and Waylon and Ray, who were DJs there, adding "percussion" in the background. One claps his hands in the 1-2, 1 beat and the other plays "drums" on his knees, (ala Jerry Allison in "Everyday") with one knee serving as the ride cymbal. They are given co-writing status because of their "contributions" to the song. In late 1968, Norman Petty overdubbed his new analogue synthesizer with a string effect using other studio musicians on Buddy's demo. Released on 3/17/69-S, 5/65-A. The undubbed version was bootlegged in 6/95-A.

UNK/58 MORE AND MORE (UNK) Buddy and Waylon Jennings record another demo. Waylon sings and plays guitar and Buddy plays guitar only. The recording has not been released.

Sat. 12/27/58 UNRECORDED: Buddy does a live remote at the Morris Fruit & Vegetable Store in Lubbock for radio station KLLL of Lubbock, Texas.

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