Holly,Buddy & Crickets Complete Us & Uk Singles As & Bs 1956-62 CD

Despite the fact that his career was so tragically curtailed when he died in the fateful plane crash on 3rd February 1959, in which The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens also perished, Buddy Holly remains as one of the most important and innovative songwriters and performers of the rock 'n' roll era. With a style that uniquely blended country and R&B influences from his background in Texas, and under the guidance of writer/producer Norman Petty, Buddy Holly and The Crickets had a landmark US and UK No. 1 in 1957 with "That'll Be The Day", which was followed by a string of memorable classics with Holly recording both with The Crickets and as a solo artist, until fate intervened only eighteen months after his chart debut. He had recorded sufficient material to provide a number of posthumous singles releases and chart entries, and The Crickets continued recording and having hits without Buddy, and between them they established a legacy of evocative and distinctive material. This great-value 66-track 2-CD collection comprises the A and B sides of the singles released under all those guises during this period - Buddy Holly, The Crickets, Buddy Holly and The Crickets, and The Crickets without Buddy, plus the titles from the "Chirping Crickets" and "Buddy Holly" LPs not otherwise included as singles. It is a comprehensive overview of the recordings which established Holly and his colleagues as influential pioneers of the genre, and a fine showcase for his unique talent.

1. Blue Days Black Nights 2. Love Me 3. Modern Don Juan 4. You Are My One Desire 5. That'll Be the Day 6. I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love 7. Oh, Boy! 8. Not Fade Away 9. Words of Love 10. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues 11. Peggy Sue 12. Everyday 13. It's Too Late 14. An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date) 15. Send Me Some Lovin' 16. Last Night 17. Rock Me Baby 18. Maybe Baby 19. Tell Me How 20. Think It Over 21. Fool's Paradise 22. It's So Easy 23. Lonesome Tears 24. Listen to Me 25. I'm Gonna Love You Too 26. Rave on 27. Take Your Time 28. Early in the Morning 29. Now We're One 30. Heartbeat 31. Well, All Right 32. Reddy Teddy 33. Little Baby 34. It Doesn't Matter Anymore 35. Raining in My Heart 36. Love's Made a Fool of You 37. Someone, Someone 38. Peggy Sue Got Married 39. Crying, Waiting, Hoping 40. When You Ask About Love 41. Deborah 42. Rock Around with Ollie Vee 43. Midnight Shift 44. More Than I Can Say 45. Baby My Heart 46. True Love Ways 47. That Makes It Tough 48. Moondreams 49. Learning the Game 50. Don't Cha Know 51. I Fought the Law 52. A Sweet Love 53. You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) 54. Valley of Tears 55. What to Do 56. That's What They Say 57. Look at Me 58. He's Old Enough to Know Better 59. I'm Feeling Better 60. Reminiscing 61. Wait Til the Sun Shines Nellie 62. Don't Ever Change 63. I'm Not a Bad Guy 64. I Believe in You 65. Parisian Girl 66. Little Hollywood Gir