#theCrickets

"That'll Be the Day" is a song written by #BuddyHolly and #JerryAllison. 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, #theCrickets. Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes' version was released several months after the Crickets' version, which achieved widespread success. Holly's producer, #NormanPetty, was credited as a co-writer, although he did not contribute to the composition.
youtube.com/watch?v=V0j4h9ajtgg

2025-05-12

Great songs with great covers ...

I Fought The Law
-- The Bobby Fuller Four (1965)
-- The Clash (1979)

Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won

Tidbit - originally released by The Crickets in 1960. Yes, those Crickets.

#music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic #bobbyFuller #bobbyFullerFour #theBobbyFullerFour #clash #theClash #joeStrummer #theCrickets #buddyHolly #coverSongs #songCovers #coverTunes #60sRock #60sMusic #70sRock #70sMusic #punkRock #oldies #popRock

What song is Tom Listening To?TomsMusic
2025-04-22
Ralf H. Schneidernoosphaere
2025-02-03

Heute vor 66 Jahren kam mit Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper und dem Piloten bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben. Don McLean verewigte 1971 diesen "Day the Music Died" mit "American Pie".
Das Debütalbum der Rock and Roll Band von 1957 ist eines von 3 Studioalben, an dem Buddy Holly beteiligt war (die anderen entstanden allerdings ohne "The Crickets").
Auch wenn die Schaffensphase vom nur 22 [...]

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Abreißtageskalender mit dem Kalenderblatt des Vinyl-Covers der LP "The 'Chirping' Crickets" (1957) von Buddy Holly & The Crickets

"That'll Be the Day" is a song written by #BuddyHolly and #JerryAllison. 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, #theCrickets. The 1957 recording achieved widespread success. Holly's producer, #NormanPetty, was credited as a co-writer, although he did not contribute to the composition. Many other versions have been recorded. It was the first song recorded (as a #demonstrationDisc).
youtube.com/watch?v=M4TfFTmITLo

"That'll Be the Day" is a song written by #BuddyHolly and #JerryAllison. 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, #theCrickets. The 1957 recording achieved widespread success. Holly's producer, #NormanPetty, was credited as a co-writer, although he did not contribute to the composition. Many other versions have been recorded. It was the first song recorded (as a #demonstrationDisc).
youtube.com/watch?v=Y1viq-xCRcY

"I Fought the Law" is a song written by #SonnyCurtis of #theCrickets and popularized by a cover by #theBobbyFullerFour, becoming a top-ten hit for the band in 1966. Their version of the song was ranked No. 175 on the #RollingStone list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime in 2004, and the same year was named one of the 500 "Songs that Shaped Rock" by the #RockAndRollHallOfFame. A version by #SamNeely charted in 1975. The song was also recorded by #theClash in 1979.
youtube.com/watch?v=OgtQj8O92e

António Manuel Diasammdias@masto.pt
2024-08-21

TIL that "I Fought The Law" by the Clash is a cover!

youtube.com/watch?v=hKrxq5U8SB

Thank you, @sbuzzard @dpp !!!

#music #TheClash #TheCrickets

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