115-653: The Rainbow Theatre , originally known as the Finsbury Park Astoria , then the Finsbury Park Paramount Astoria , and then the Finsbury Park Odeon , is a Grade II*-listed building in Finsbury Park , London. The theatre was built in 1930 as an "atmospheric cinema", to house entertainment extravaganzas which included a film show. It later became an ordinary cinema, then a music venue, as which it
230-516: A "pioneer and a revolutionary [...] a multidimensional talent [...] (who) co-wrote and performed (songs that) remain as fresh and potent today." In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Holly at number 74 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included Holly among its first class in 1986. On its entry, the Hall of Fame remarked upon the large quantity of material he produced during his short musical career, and said it "made
345-463: A 64-foot-wide (20 m) proscenium arch, was equipped with a twin-console Compton 3-manual/13-rank theatre organ (opened by G. T. Pattman). There was a large orchestra pit. Backstage, there were 12 dressing rooms. The opening night featured Ronald Colman in Condemned and a Gala Stage Spectacle, with artists from the other Astoria Theatres making a special engagement on the stage. In December 1930,
460-511: A European tour, which required Fischer to wire up the audio mixing consoles, a somewhat laborious and tedious task that took almost 10 fourteen-hour days to complete. David Bowie performed three concerts at the Rainbow during his Ziggy Stardust Tour on 19 and 20 August 1972, then again on 24 December 1972, where he encouraged fans to bring toys to donate to local children's homes. The first two concerts were seen as cementing Bowie's growing stardom in
575-520: A concert for their Queen II Tour . June 1, 1974 is an album of the collaborative performance at the Rainbow Theatre by Kevin Ayers , John Cale , Nico and Brian Eno . Other musicians, including Mike Oldfield and Robert Wyatt , also contributed to the concert. Kevin Ayers then returned six months later on 1 December to play a concert with his own band. Queen returned and recorded two concerts at
690-495: A contract with Decca Records . Holly's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley , who had become famous for producing orchestrated country hits for stars like Patsy Cline . Unhappy with Bradley's musical style and control in the studio, Holly went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico , and recorded a demo of " That'll Be the Day ", among other songs. Petty became
805-453: A demo of " That'll Be the Day ", a song they had previously recorded in Nashville. In June 1956, Holly along with his older brother Larry as well as Allison and Sonny Curtis had gone to see the film The Searchers , starring John Wayne , in which Wayne repeatedly used the phrase "That'll be the day". This line of dialogue inspired the young musicians. Now playing lead guitar, Holly achieved
920-779: A demo of one of his last songs "Peggy Sue Got Married"—about Gerron and Allison's marriage. Holly's singing style was characterized by his vocal hiccups , a technique he acquired after hearing Elvis do it in 1955 on the Hayride show, and his alternation between his regular voice and falsetto . Holly's "stuttering vocals" were complemented by his percussive guitar playing , solos, stops , bent notes , and rhythm and blues chord progressions . He often strummed downstrokes that were accompanied by Allison's percussion. Holly bought his first Fender Stratocaster , which became his signature guitar, at Harrod Music in Lubbock. His innovative playing style
1035-468: A demo tape, which Denny forwarded to Paul Cohen , who signed the band to Decca Records in February 1956. In the contract, Decca misspelled Holly's surname as "Holly", and from then on he was known as Buddy Holly, instead of his real name Holley. On January 26, 1956, Holly attended his first formal recording session, which was produced by Owen Bradley . He attended two more sessions in Nashville, but with
1150-515: A detailed history of who has performed at the theatre and when, and which is a major source for this article. The building was built as the last of five venues for Arthur Segal, the original Astoria being in Charing Cross Road (demolished due to Crossrail development in 2009) and the others in Streatham (now an 8-cinema Odeon multiplex), Old Kent Road (since demolished) and Brixton (now
1265-527: A fall. In the summer of 1972, Dave Martin of Martin Audio was commissioned to install professional audio mixing consoles and sound support equipment to this and two other proposed Rainbow theatres in and around London. Thomas "Todd" Fischer, Equipment Manager at the time for the British Rock group Uriah Heep , had established a friendship and working arrangement with Martin while on a two-week hiatus before resuming
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#17328524583041380-424: A foil to a lavish 'atmospheric interior' by Somerford & Barr, with decoration carried out by Marc-Henri and G. Laverdet. A Moorish foyer with a goldfish-filled fountain (which survives today) led to an auditorium recalling an Andalucian village at night. Originally, the venue boasted 4,000 seats, which may have included cafes and bars outside the auditorium. The stage, 35 feet (11 m) deep and spanned by
1495-468: A guitar he had bought from a shipmate while serving in the Pacific. At age 11, at his mother's urging, Buddy took piano lessons but abandoned them after nine months. He switched to the guitar after he saw a classmate playing and singing on the school bus. Buddy's parents initially bought him a steel guitar , but he insisted that he wanted a guitar like his brother's. His parents bought him an acoustic guitar from
1610-550: A local pawnshop, and he learned how to play it from Travis. During his early childhood, Holly was influenced by the music of Hank Williams , Jimmie Rodgers , Moon Mullican , Bill Monroe , Hank Snow , Bob Wills , and the Carter Family . At Roscoe Wilson Elementary, Holly became friends with Bob Montgomery , and the two played together, practicing with songs by The Louvin Brothers and Johnnie & Jack . They both listened to
1725-599: A lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in EU countries or outside the EU. This composition is probably not fully representative of the whole neighbourhood. Scottish and Welsh Presbyterian churches reflect patterns of immigration into London from other regions of the United Kingdom. Welsh-language poet Dewi Emrys and Timothy Eynon Davies were among those who ministered in
1840-610: A major and lasting impact on popular music." It called him an "innovator" for writing his own material, his experimentation with double tracking and the use of orchestration ; he is also said to have "pioneered and popularized the now-standard" use of two guitars, bass, and drums by rock bands. The Songwriters Hall of Fame also inducted Holly in 1986, and said his contributions "changed the face of Rock 'n' Roll." Holly developed in collaboration with Petty techniques of overdubbing and reverb , while he used innovative instrumentation later implemented by other artists. Holly became "one of
1955-444: A miracle that this 19-year-old youth could receive such a rapturous ovation for the little musical talent he displayed." As the style of musical entertainment changed from being the main act on the bill of a variety show to rock concerts with an opening band and then the headlining band, with no other entertainment, and the venue became more and more associated with good (usually rock) music, and as those concerts became more lucrative,
2070-512: A museum of Holly memorabilia and fine arts gallery. The center is located on Crickets Avenue, one street east of Buddy Holly Avenue, in a building that previously housed the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway Depot. In 2010, the statue was taken down for refurbishment, and construction of a new Walk of Fame began. In 1997, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gave Holly
2185-426: A recording contract with both labels. Norman Petty reasoned correctly that disc jockeys would be reluctant to play and promote multiple new records by the same artist, but would have no problem playing these same records if they were credited to different performers. Holly himself was unaware of this strategy; in a 1957 radio interview with Dale Lowery, Holly said, "We have three records going out right now. Of course,
2300-588: A session in Oklahoma City , where he was performing with his own band. While the band drove to the location, the producer set up a makeshift studio. The rest of the songs needed for an album and singles were recorded; Petty later dubbed the material in Clovis. The resulting album, The "Chirping" Crickets , was released on November 27, 1957. It reached number five on the UK Albums Chart. In October, Brunswick released
2415-460: A shared honeymoon in Acapulco , Mexico. Holly's own marriage to Santiago was distant and tense, and the couple were supposedly headed for divorce. In late 1958, Holly had also encouraged Gerron to divorce Allison over his drunkenly behavior, but she declined. The act of divorce went against her Catholic beliefs (however, Gerron eventually did divorce Allison in 1965). In December 1958, Holly recorded
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#17328524583042530-518: A whole evening, including cafes and bars, organ recitals, orchestral concerts and see a full variety show as well as a movie. Two more theatres for the chain were intended, but never built. When it opened on 29 September 1930, the Finsbury Park Astoria was one of the largest cinemas in the world. standing at the junction of Isledon Road and Seven Sisters Road on an island site. The plain faience exterior, designed by Edward A. Stone, acted as
2645-574: Is an area in north London, England, which grew up around an important railway interchange near the convergence of the Boroughs of Islington and Hackney and is named after the park in Haringey . Finsbury Park should not be confused with Finsbury , which is a district of Central London roughly three miles to the south, forming the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Islington. The area
2760-517: Is best known, and then an occasional unlicensed boxing venue. Today, the building is used by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God , an Evangelical church. Built in 1930, the building was listed Grade II* in 1974, an unusually short period after construction, with the interior described in great detail as a Hispano-Moresque fantasy. Former Stage Manager Rick Burton has published a website with
2875-470: Is centred on Finsbury Park station , a major bus , rail and tube interchange near the southern end of the 46-hectare (110-acre) public park of the same name . The neighbourhood includes part of Finsbury Park and Highbury West wards within the London Borough of Islington , part of Brownswood ward in the London Borough of Hackney , part of Stroud Green Ward and a very small part of Harringay ward in
2990-569: Is colloquially called "little Algiers" because of the large North African presence in the area. In June 2017 the Finsbury Park attack against the Muslim Welfare House drew national and international attention. Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly , was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll . He
3105-732: The 2008 Universal fire . This is disputed by Chad Kassem of Analogue Productions , who claims to have used the master tapes of Holly's first two albums in Analogue Productions reissues of these albums on LP and SACD in 2017. John Lennon and Paul McCartney saw Holly for the first time when he appeared on Sunday Night at the London Palladium . The two had recently met and begun their musical association. They studied Holly's records, learned his performance style and lyricism, and based their act around his persona. Inspired by Holly's insect-themed Crickets, they chose to name their band "
3220-656: The Big Show with Paul Anka , Jerry Lee Lewis and Jodie Sands . In March, the band toured the United Kingdom, playing 50 shows in 25 days. The same month, his debut solo album, Buddy Holly , was released. Upon their return to the United States, Holly and the Crickets joined Alan Freed's Big Beat Show tour for 41 dates. In April, Decca released That'll Be the Day , featuring the songs recorded with Bradley during his early Nashville sessions. A new recording session in Clovis
3335-596: The Brixton Academy music venue). Although the Charing Cross Road Astoria was a more conventional cinema, the last four were built as "atmospheric cinemas", also, and perhaps more accurately, called atmospheric theatres , built to evoke the feeling of being outdoors, most often in a Mediterranean village in the twilight, with stars in the sky, moving clouds and sometimes even "flying" birds. They were cinemas but not as we know them, places where one could spend
3450-744: The Lifetime Achievement Award . He was inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. On May 9, 2011, the City of Lubbock held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Buddy and Maria Elena Holly Plaza, the new home of the statue and the Walk of Fame. On what would have been his 75th birthday, a star bearing Holly's name was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Groundbreaking was held on April 20, 2017, for
3565-500: The London Borough of Haringey . The area is distinctly cosmopolitan and urban, as reflected by the variety of shops and establishments on Seven Sisters Road , Blackstock Road and Stroud Green Road . The North London Central Mosque (also known as the Finsbury Park Mosque) is located here. Arsenal Football Club 's Emirates Stadium is nearby. The centre of Finsbury Park has a larger than average immigrant population with
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3680-643: The Ray Charles Singers and studio musicians in an attempt to simulate the established Crickets sound. The finished tracks became the first posthumous Holly single, " Peggy Sue Got Married "/" Crying, Waiting, Hoping ." The new release was successful enough to warrant an album drawing upon the other Holly demos, using the same studio personnel, in January 1960. All six songs were included in The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2 (1960). The demand for Holly records
3795-534: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , in 1986. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of 100 Greatest Artists in 2010. Charles Hardin Holley (spelled "-ey") was born in Lubbock, Texas , on September 7, 1936, the youngest of four children of Lawrence Odell "L.O." Holley (1901–1985) and Ella Pauline Drake (1902–1990). His elder siblings were Larry (1925–2022), Travis (1927–2016), and Patricia Lou (1929–2008). Holly
3910-567: The Sunday Party show on KDAV in 1953 and performed live gigs in Lubbock. At that time, Holly was influenced by late-night radio stations that played blues and rhythm and blues (R&B). He would sit in his car with Curtis and tune to distant radio stations that could only be received at night, when local transmissions ceased. Holly then modified his music by blending his earlier country and western influence with R&B. We do know it wasn't until Holly saw Elvis in Lubbock that led him to follow
4025-448: The Tower of Power horn section. The concerts were recorded, and some material was later released on Waiting for Columbus . Mick Taylor was the guest guitarist on the third night and played on two songs, "An Apolitical Blues" and "Teenage Nervous Breakdown". Donna Summer performed at the Rainbow Theatre on the 23rd and 24th of October 1977. Finsbury Park (district) Finsbury Park
4140-670: The UK Albums Chart . Holly made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1958 and soon after toured Australia and then the UK. In early 1959, he assembled a new band, consisting of future country music star Waylon Jennings (bass), famed session musician Tommy Allsup (guitar), and Carl Bunch (drums), and embarked on a tour of the mid-western US. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa , Holly chartered an airplane to travel to his next show in Moorhead, Minnesota . Soon after takeoff,
4255-600: The Village Gate , Blue Note, Village Vanguard , and Johnny Johnson's. Santiago later said that Holly was keen to learn fingerstyle flamenco guitar and that he would often visit her aunt's home to play the piano there. Holly planned collaborations between soul singers and rock and roll. He wanted to make an album with Ray Charles and Mahalia Jackson . Holly also had ambitions to work in film and registered for acting classes with Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio . Santiago accompanied Holly on tours. To hide her marriage to Holly, she
4370-416: The 'Love It To Death' tour before the 'Glam Rock' movement in the UK - in fact, David Bowie was in attendance, and he had urged his band to also attend in order to persuade them to 'glam up' with costumes and make-up on stage. Occasional films were screened, including Jimi Plays Berkeley in January 1972. The venue was planned to host the premiere of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii on 25 November 1972. This
4485-470: The (one and only, old) mike, to be paid in "coffee and Cokes". They quickly got a reputation for exciting new acts, and talent spotters started to visit. In the 14 years they were open, around 40 stars would be discovered there, and six months after opening it was the turn of a young merchant seaman who had been influenced by Buddy Holly . Tommy Steele , who would soon be Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star, and billed as "Britain's answer to Elvis"
4600-410: The 1960s and 70s as economic migrants firmly establishing themselves in business through the clothing trade on Fonthill Road. In the 1980s and 90s, immigrants included significant populations of Somalis populating the area as refugees and asylum seekers at the height of the crisis in their homeland and more recent arrivals of settled EU nationals from Scandinavian countries. The top of Blackstock Road
4715-645: The Astoria chain was taken over by Paramount Pictures , and plans for additional theatres in Wood Green and Catford were cancelled. The cost of so many performers was prodigious (which is why the theatres were built so large, to allow for many paying customers). After 9 years, Paramount decided that the format was no longer viable, and on 27 November 1939, sold the buildings to Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Theatres Ltd, who cancelled all entertainment other than films and organ recitals, thereby allowing several showings per day for
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4830-476: The Crickets performed "Peggy Sue" on The Arthur Murray Party . On January 8, 1958, Holly and the Crickets joined America's Greatest Teenage Recording Stars tour. On January 25, Holly recorded " Rave On "; the next day, he made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show , singing "Oh, Boy!" Holly departed to perform in Honolulu , Hawaii, on January 27, and then started a week-long tour of Australia billed as
4945-631: The Crickets. Holly appeared on American Bandstand , hosted by Dick Clark on ABC , on August 26. Before leaving New York, the band befriended The Everly Brothers . "That'll Be the Day" topped the US "Best Sellers in Stores" chart on September 23 and was number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in November. Three days prior, Coral released " Peggy Sue ", backed with " Everyday ", with Holly credited as
5060-470: The Egg , promoting Wings ' latest album, on 10 August 1979. The Faces performed there on 12 February 1972. Pink Floyd played a four-night stand at the venue from 17 to 20 February 1972, during their Eclipsed Tour. The last night's performance was partially broadcast on BBC Radio. The band also played two benefit concerts at the Rainbow on 4 November 1973 for Robert Wyatt , who had been recently paralyzed from
5175-756: The Everly Brothers, Don Everly took the band to Phil's Men's Shop in New York City and introduced them to Ivy League clothes . The brothers advised Holly to replace his old-fashioned glasses with horn-rimmed glasses , which had been popularized by Steve Allen . Holly bought a pair of glasses made in Mexico from Lubbock optometrist Dr. J. Davis Armistead. Teenagers in the United States started to request this style of glasses, which were later popularly known as "Buddy Holly glasses." While Holly's other belongings were recovered immediately following his fatal plane crash, there
5290-503: The Gang recorded three live tracks at the Rainbow for their Love & Understanding album, released in 1976. Genesis opened their Wind & Wuthering Tour on 1 January 1977, playing for three consecutive nights, marking the re-opening of the venue. Marc Bolan & T. Rex played at the Rainbow on 18 March 1977, along with the Damned as support. This was part of the band's Dandy in
5405-465: The Louisiana Hayride's habit of seeking out local bands to add to the show, Holly decided to pursue a career in music. Subsequently, he played with Presley three times that year and his band's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock and roll. In October that year, when Holly opened for Bill Haley & His Comets , he was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get
5520-480: The Morning ." During a visit to the offices of Peer-Southern , Holly met María Elena Santiago . He asked her out on their first meeting and proposed marriage to her on their first date. The wedding took place on August 15. Norman Petty had tried to dissuade Holly from marriage; he felt that it would disappoint Holly's public and damage his career. Holly and Santiago frequented many of New York's music venues, including
5635-765: The Presley example. By 1955, after graduating from Lubbock High School , Holly decided to pursue a full-time career in music. He was further encouraged after seeing Elvis Presley perform live in Lubbock, whose act was booked by Pappy Dave Stone of KDAV. In February, Holly opened for Presley at the Fair Park Coliseum, in April at the Cotton Club, and again in June at the Coliseum. By that time, Holly had incorporated into his band Larry Welborn on
5750-458: The Rainbow Theatre on 21 December 1973 and subsequently released a live album called Live at the Rainbow 1973 . Glam rock singer Gary Glitter performed a show here on Christmas Day 1973. The performance was used on his live album Remember Me This Way and in his concert film of the same title . Deep Purple were included in the 1974 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" by reason of their concert on 30 June 1972 at
5865-403: The Rainbow Theatre. In January 1974, Stevie Wonder played two dates at the Rainbow, among his first public performances after surviving a serious car accident five months earlier. The sold-out concerts were attended by many fellow musicians, including Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr , Pete Townshend, Charlie Watts , Rod Stewart , Eric Clapton, and David Bowie. On 31 March 1974, Queen played
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#17328524583045980-456: The Rainbow on 19–20 November 1974. Footage from these was released on VHS in the 1992 box set Box of Tricks , and on CD, DVD, SD and Blu-ray in 2014 on an album titled Live at the Rainbow '74 . The band revisited the venue in December 1979, as part of its Crazy Tour of London . The original line-up of Little Feat with guitarist and singer Lowell George played on 19 January 1975, second on
6095-454: The Rainbow over their career. Selections of their concert of 20 October 1973 were included on the first Genesis Archive set, released in 1998; the complete concert was later released as Live at the Rainbow Theatre as part of the Live 1973–2007 box set in 2009. Latin rock band Santana played at the Rainbow on 14 and 15 November 1973, doing two shows on each day. The Sweet also appeared at
6210-515: The Rainbow", with HD quality, in order to raise money in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Elton John with Ray Cooper played six nights at the Rainbow from 2 May 1977. The first night was a black tie charity "Gala Night" in aid of Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee Appeal and was attended by HRH Princess Alexandra. These were the first of 234 concerts the duo played without a band. Little Feat played four nights there on 1–4 August 1977, with
6325-766: The Three Tunes. The label later released Holly's second single "Modern Don Juan", backed with "You Are My One Desire". Neither single made an impression. On January 22, 1957, Decca informed Holly his contract would not be renewed, but insisted he could not record the same songs for anyone else for five years. Holly was unhappy with the results of his time with Decca, and inspired by the success of Buddy Knox 's " Party Doll " and Jimmy Bowen 's " I'm Stickin' with You ", he visited Norman Petty , who had produced and promoted both records. Together with Allison, bassist Joe B. Mauldin , and rhythm guitarist Niki Sullivan , he went to Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico . The group recorded
6440-790: The UK, and are recognised as two of his most important shows Yes filmed their concerts on 15 and 16 December 1972 at the Rainbow for the 1975 film release Yessongs . Eric Clapton played there in January 1973. Featured artists who played with him were Pete Townshend , Stevie Winwood, Ron Wood, Rich Grech, Jim Capaldi, Jimmy Karstein and Rebop. A recording of the concert was released in September 1973 as Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert . James Brown performed in March 1973. King Crimson played on 18 March with support act Claire Hamill. Roxy Music played on 31 March 1973 with support act The Sharks and Lloyd Watson, after supporting David Bowie's two shows at
6555-638: The Underworld tour. This concert performance is featured as part of T. Rex's Live 1977 and in Conversation CD album (2007). Fleetwood Mac performed during their "Rumours" World Tour for three nights on 8–10 April 1977. Bob Marley & the Wailers played on 1, 2, 3 and 4 June 1977 at the Rainbow Theatre, as part of the Exodus Tour . The last show of the tour was released as the video cassette Bob Marley and
6670-557: The Wailers Live! at the Rainbow . In July 1991 a video documentary, Bob Marley and the Wailers: Live! At the Rainbow , directed by Keef, was released in the UK . On 16 October 2001, Tuff Gong released five songs from the 4 June 1977 Rainbow Theatre performance on disc two of Exodus (Deluxe Edition) . On 12 June 2020 this concert was streamed live worldwide on YouTube as "Bob Marley Live at
6785-434: The band members flew to Lubbock to visit their families. Holly's high school girlfriend, Echo McGuire, had left him for a fellow student. Aside from McGuire, Holly had a relationship with Lubbock fan June Clark. After Clark ended their relationship, Holly realized the importance of his relationship with McGuire and considered his relationship with Clark a temporary one. Meanwhile, for their return to recording, Petty arranged
6900-568: The band was never credited on records as "Buddy Holly and the Crickets" until 1962, when a compilation album was released. "That'll Be the Day" was released on July 27, 1957. Petty booked Holly and the Crickets for a tour with Irvin Feld , who had noticed the band after "That'll Be the Day" appeared on the R&;B chart. He booked them for appearances in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and New York City. The band
7015-486: The band's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records , which released it as a single credited to The Crickets , a name chosen by the band to subvert Decca's contract limitations. It became the name of Holly's band. In September 1957, as the band toured, "That'll Be the Day" topped the US and UK singles charts. Its success was followed in October by another major hit, " Peggy Sue ". The album The "Chirping" Crickets , released in November 1957, reached number five on
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#17328524583047130-510: The bill to the Doobie Brothers. On Sunday 16 March 1975 a concert by various artists was recorded by the Virgin Mobile and later released in the Chrysalis label, as Over The Rainbow (The Last Concert, Live!) The concert included performances by Sassafras , Procol Harum , Frankie Miller (backed by Procol Harum), Richard & Linda Thompson , Hatfield and the North , John Martyn and Kevin Coyne . The building then closed for several months for maintenance and refurbishment. Kool &
7245-442: The collusion of his manager Chas Chandler and a journalist from NME . Hendrix set fire to his Fender Stratocaster guitar on 31 March 1967, on the opening night of the Walker Brothers tour; Hendrix's burnt fingers required treatment in hospital. Renamed "Odeon" on 17 November 1970, the theatre was closed by the Rank Organisation on 25 September 1971 with Bill Travers in Gorgo and Hayley Mills in Twisted Nerve . The Odeon
7360-488: The construction of a new performing arts center in Lubbock, the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences , a downtown $ 153 million project expected to be completed in 2020. Thus far, the private group, the Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association, has raised or received pledges in the amount of $ 93 million to underwrite the project. According to a June 2019 article in The New York Times Magazine , "virtually all" of Holly's masters were lost in
7475-590: The county moved courthouses. The glasses frames were returned to Santiago a year later, after a legal contest over them with his parents. They are now on display at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas. Buddy Holly left behind dozens of unfinished recordings — solo transcriptions of his new compositions, informal jam sessions with bandmates, and tapes demonstrating songs intended for other artists. The last known recordings, made in Holly's apartment in late 1958, were his last six original songs. In June 1959, Coral Records overdubbed two of them with backing vocals by
7590-442: The crash while the others were found in or near the wreckage. However, an autopsy done at the request of Richardson's son in 2007 found no evidence to support the rumors. Dr. Bill Bass, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Tennessee, stated that "There was no indication of foul play," and that Richardson "died immediately." Holly's funeral was held on February 7, 1959, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lubbock. The service
7705-430: The days prior to a meeting scheduled at the headquarters of the General Artists Corporation , which organized the tour. They then traveled by train to Chicago to join the rest of the band. The Winter Dance Party tour began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , on January 23, 1959. The amount of travel involved created logistical problems, as the distance between venues had not been considered when scheduling performances. Adding to
7820-502: The demo, the label's executives released it without recording a new version. "I'm Looking for Someone to Love" was the B-side; the single was credited to The Crickets . Petty and Holly later learned that Brunswick was a subsidiary of Decca, which legally cleared future recordings under the name Buddy Holly. Recordings credited to the Crickets would be released on Brunswick, while the recordings under Holly's name were released on another subsidiary label, Coral Records . Holly concurrently held
7935-560: The direction of Dick Jacobs . The four songs recorded during the 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -hour session were: These four songs were the only ones Coral ever mixed in stereo, but only "Raining in My Heart" was released that way (in 1959, on an obscure promotional LP titled Hitsville ). All four records otherwise received releases in mono. The original stereo mixes were consulted many years later for compilation albums. Holly ended his association with Petty in December 1958. His band members kept Petty as their manager and split from Holly. The split
8050-401: The district in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The 1960s and 1970s saw a large influx of Bangladeshis alongside pockets of Pakistanis, Indians and Burmese who settled in the borough. Many moved to surrounding locales as their economic prowess grew in the 1980s. They made significant contributions to local business and politics as well as to religious institutions (e.g. the founding of
8165-412: The family members except L.O. were able to play an instrument or sing. The elder Holley brothers performed in local talent shows; on one occasion, Buddy joined them on violin. Since he could not play it, his brother Larry greased the bow so it would not make any sound. The brothers won the contest. During World War II, Larry and Travis were called to military service. Upon his return, Larry brought with him
8280-446: The films. This format did prove profitable. They did occasionally have orchestral concerts and variety shows, but the main business was as a cinema. In 1956, the cinema management pulled off a remarkable coup, which would signal a slow change towards being a rock venue. A Soho coffee bar under new management, the 2i's , had fitted a stage in a small basement room with standing room for 20 people, where rock and roll hopefuls could take
8395-411: The first one was 'That'll Be the Day', the first one released. Then we have a new one out by The Crickets, called 'Oh Boy!' and 'Not Fade Away', and then there's one out, it's the same group but it's under my name -- I don't know why they did it that way, but it went out under my name -- called 'Peggy Sue' and 'Everyday'." Holly's records were released with labels reading "Buddy Holly" or "The Crickets";
8510-507: The first time I've ever won anything in my life." Allsup later opened a restaurant/bar in Fort Worth, Texas , called Heads Up Saloon. Waylon Jennings voluntarily gave up his seat to J. P. Richardson (the Big Bopper) , who had influenza and complained that the tour bus was too cold and uncomfortable for a man of his size. The pilot, Roger Peterson, took off in inclement weather, even though he
8625-434: The fuselage upon impact, sustained severe head and chest injuries. Holly was 22 years old. The report did not mention a gun belonging to Holly that was found by a farmer two months after the crash. Newspaper accounts of the gun discovery fueled rumors among fans that the pilot was somehow shot, causing the crash. Another curious finding at the crash was that Richardson's body was discovered nearly 40 feet (12 metres) away from
8740-495: The most influential pioneers of rock and roll" who had a "lasting influence" on genre performers of the 1960s. In 1980, Grant Speed sculpted a statue of Holly playing his Fender guitar. This statue is the centerpiece of Lubbock's Walk of Fame, which honors notable people who contributed to Lubbock's musical history. Other memorials to Buddy Holly include a street named in his honor and the Buddy Holly Center , which contains
8855-410: The number of nights when (often single night) concerts were staged instead of films increased and the building became one of the premier music venues in the capital. 1959 saw Duke Ellington Band, Cyril Davis All Stars (with Alexis Korner & Nicky Hopkins) The Beatles' Christmas Show ran from 24 December 1963 to 11 January 1964. It was at this theatre that Jimi Hendrix first burned a guitar, with
8970-581: The original Finsbury Park Mosque . A number of immigrant-led businesses opened on Blackstock Road, an area associated with the Algerian immigrant community amongst others. There had been a large minority of the African Caribbean diaspora arriving in the area bordering Manor House throughout the same period and as early as the Windrush generation. Greek Cypriots and later Turkish Cypriots started to arrive in
9085-464: The performer. By October, "Peggy Sue" had reached number three on Billboard ' s pop chart and number two on the R&B chart; it peaked at number six on the UK Singles chart. As the success of the song grew, it brought more attention to Holly, with the band at the time being billed as "Buddy Holly and the Crickets" (although never on records during Holly's lifetime). In the last week of September,
9200-531: The plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens , The Big Bopper , and pilot Roger Peterson in a crash later referred to by Don McLean as " The Day the Music Died " in his song " American Pie ". During his short career, Holly wrote and recorded many songs. He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars, bass, and drums. This was unfounded considering he first saw Elvis with this lineup in Lubbock in 1955 when Holly
9315-408: The plane moves, it works just backwards. He [the pilot] could have been reading this backwards... they were going down, they thought they were still climbing." Shortly after 1:00 a.m. on February 3, 1959, Holly, Valens, Richardson, and Peterson were killed when the aircraft crashed into a cornfield five miles northwest of Clear Lake shortly after takeoff. The three musicians, who were ejected from
9430-523: The problem, the unheated tour buses twice broke down in freezing weather, with dire consequences. Holly's drummer, Carl Bunch, was hospitalized for frostbite to his toes (sustained while aboard the bus), so Holly decided to seek other transportation. On February 2, before their appearance in Clear Lake, Iowa , Holly chartered a four-seat Beechcraft Bonanza airplane for Jennings, Allsup, and himself, from Dwyer Flying Service in Mason City, Iowa . Holly's idea
9545-520: The producer selecting the session musicians and arrangements, Holly became increasingly frustrated by his lack of creative control. In April 1956, Decca released " Blue Days, Black Nights " as a single, with "Love Me" on the B-side. Denny included Holly on a tour as the opening act for Faron Young . During the tour, they were promoted as Buddy Holly and the Two Tones, while later Decca called them Buddy Holly and
9660-479: The radio in Lubbock, Texas, screamed and collapsed. Because of Elena's miscarriage, in the months following the accident, some government authorities implemented a policy against announcing victims' names until after families are informed. Santiago did not attend the funeral and has never visited the gravesite. She later told the Avalanche-Journal , "In a way, I blame myself. I was not feeling well when he left. I
9775-472: The radio programs Grand Ole Opry on WSM , Louisiana Hayride on KWKH , and Big D Jamboree . At the same time, Holly played with other musicians he met in high school, including Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison . In 1952 Holly and Jack Neal participated as a duo billed as Buddy and Jack in a talent contest on a local television show. After Neal left, he was replaced by Bob Montgomery, and they were billed as Buddy and Bob. They soon started performing on
9890-442: The recommendation of the Everly Brothers, Holly hired lawyer Harold Orenstein to negotiate his royalties. The problems with Petty were triggered after he was unable to pay Holly. At the time, New York promoter Manny Greenfield reclaimed a large part of Holly's earnings; Greenfield had booked Holly for shows during previous tours. The two had a verbal agreement; Greenfield would obtain 5% of the booking earnings. Greenfield later felt he
10005-443: The second single by the Crickets, " Oh, Boy! ", with " Not Fade Away " on the B-side. The single reached number 10 on the pop chart and 13 on the R&B chart. Holly and the Crickets performed "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue" on The Ed Sullivan Show on December 1, 1957. Following the appearance, Niki Sullivan left the group because he was tired of the intensive touring, and wished to resume his education. On December 29, Holly and
10120-778: The session, he ventured into producing by recording Lubbock DJ Waylon Jennings . Holly produced the single "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)" for Jennings. Holly became increasingly interested in the New York music, recording, and publishing scene. Holly and Santiago settled in Apartment 4H of the Brevoort Apartments, at 11 Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village , where he recorded a series of acoustic songs, including " Crying, Waiting, Hoping " and "What to Do." The inspiration to record
10235-584: The songs is sometimes attributed to the ending of his relationship with McGuire. On October 21, 1958, Holly's final studio session was recorded at the Pythian Temple on West 70th Street (now a luxury condominium). Known by Holly fans as "the string sessions", Holly recorded four songs for Coral in an innovative collaboration with an 18-piece ensemble composed of former members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (including saxophonist Boomie Richman ) under
10350-436: The sound he desired. Petty became his manager and sent the record to Brunswick Records in New York City. Holly, still under contract with Decca, could not release the record under his name, so a band name was used; Allison proposed the name "Crickets." Brunswick gave Holly a basic agreement to release "That'll Be the Day", leaving him with both artistic control and financial responsibility for future recordings. Impressed with
10465-420: The stand-up bass and Allison on drums, as his style shifted from country and western to rock and roll due to seeing Presley's performances and hearing his music. In October, Stone booked Bill Haley & His Comets and placed Holley as the opening act to be seen by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall. Impressed, Crandall persuaded Grand Ole Opry manager Jim Denny to seek a recording contract for Holley. Stone sent
10580-406: The still-touring Winter Dance Party. Holly's body was interred in the City of Lubbock Cemetery, in the eastern part of the city. Holly's headstone carries the correct spelling of his surname (Holley) and a carving of his Fender Stratocaster guitar. Santiago watched the first reports of Holly's death on television. The following day, she suffered a miscarriage. Holly's mother, who heard the news on
10695-592: The time, the Caledonia Soul Orchestra . The second of the performances was broadcast in May 1974, as the first ever simultaneous broadcast, on BBC 2 and Radio 2. The concert was voted by Q magazine readers as one of the top live performances of all time. Several of the songs featured in the two concerts were included in Morrison's 1974 double live album It's Too Late to Stop Now . Genesis performed many times at
10810-559: The venue in August the preceding year. Dutch rock bands Focus and Golden Earring each recorded a live album at the theatre: Focus's At the Rainbow was recorded on 5 May 1973, Golden Earring's Live on 25 March 1977. Dr John played a New Orleans Night with guests Allen Toussaint and the Meters on 2 July 1973. Van Morrison performed two nights at this venue in July 1973, with his band at
10925-403: Was also acting as Holly's manager and deserved a higher payment, which Holly refused. Greenfield then sued Holly. Under New York law, because Holly's royalties originated in New York and were directed out of the state, the payments were frozen until the dispute was settled. In September, Holly returned to Clovis for a new recording session, which yielded "Reminiscing" and "Come Back Baby." During
11040-665: Was amicable and based on logistics: Holly had decided to settle permanently in New York, where the business and publishing offices were, and the Crickets preferred not to leave their home state. Holly vacationed with his wife in Lubbock and visited Jennings's radio station in December 1958. For the start of the Winter Dance Party tour, he assembled a band consisting of Waylon Jennings (electric bass), Tommy Allsup (guitar), and Carl Bunch (drums). Holly and Jennings left for New York City, arriving on January 15, 1959. Jennings stayed at Holly's apartment by Washington Square Park on
11155-412: Was arranged in May; Holly hired Tommy Allsup to play lead guitar. The session produced the recordings of " It's So Easy " and " Heartbeat ." Holly was impressed by Allsup and invited him to join the Crickets. In June, Holly traveled alone to New York for a solo recording session. Without the Crickets, he chose to be backed by a jazz and R&B band, recording "Now We're One" and Bobby Darin 's " Early in
11270-452: Was booked to play at New York's Apollo Theater on August 16–22. During the opening performances, the group did not impress the audience, but they were accepted after they included " Bo Diddley ." By the end of their run at the Apollo, "That'll Be the Day" was climbing the charts. Encouraged by the single's success, Petty started to prepare two album releases; a solo album for Holly and another for
11385-519: Was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas , during the Great Depression , and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his two siblings. Holly's style was country and western music which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school. Holly made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group Buddy and Bob with his friend Bob Montgomery . In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley as part of
11500-570: Was cancelled at the last minute by the theatre's owner, Rank Strand, on the grounds that the film did not have a certificate from the British Board of Film Censors , and the company would not allow the Rainbow Theatre, which was a music venue, to be seen as being in competition with its other established cinemas. However, they did allow the world premiere of the Leonard Cohen film Bird on a Wire on 5 July 1974 and Paul McCartney's TV film, Back to
11615-504: Was characterized by its blending of chunky rhythm and high string lead work. Holly played his first 1954 Stratocaster until it was stolen during a tour stop in Michigan in 1957. To replace it, he purchased a 1957 model before a show in Detroit. Holly owned four or five Stratocasters during his career. At the beginning of their music careers, Holly and his group wore business suits. When they met
11730-496: Was converted into the Rainbow Theatre (now with 3,040 seats), and the Who performed the first concert in the newly named venue on 4 November 1971. The Who later wrote and recorded the song " Long Live Rock ", which celebrates the theatre (although still referring to it as The Astoria). The Osmonds made their debut appearance in London at the Rainbow Theatre in the early 1970s. Frank Zappa
11845-468: Was heard by a publicity man. Within 2 weeks, he had a contract with Decca. His debut single reached 13 in the chart in its second week on 8 November, and 4 weeks after that, he was heading the bill in a variety show at the Paramount Astoria or, as we now know it, the Rainbow Theatre. He got rave reviews, though sometimes backhanded — Melody Maker said on 8 December 1956 "...it seemed little short of
11960-521: Was no record of his signature glasses being found. They were presumed lost until, in March 1980, they were discovered in a Cerro Gordo County courthouse storage area by Sheriff Gerald Allen. They had been found in the spring of 1959, after the snow had melted, and had been given to the sheriff's office. They were placed in an envelope dated April 7, 1959, along with the Big Bopper's watch, a lighter, two pairs of dice and part of another watch, and misplaced when
12075-480: Was not certified to fly by instruments only . Buddy's brother Larry Holley said, "I got the full report from the Civil Aeronautics – it took me a year to get it, but I got it – and they had installed a new Sperry gyroscope in the airplane. The Sperry works different than any other gyro. One of them, the background moves and the plane stays like this [stationary], and in the other one the background stays steady and
12190-590: Was of mostly English and Welsh descent and had small amounts of Native American ancestry as well. From early childhood, Holly was nicknamed "Buddy." During the Great Depression, the Holleys frequently moved residence within Lubbock; L.O. changed jobs several times. Buddy Holly was baptized a Baptist, and the family were members of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. The Holleys had an interest in music; all
12305-475: Was officiated by Ben D. Johnson, who had presided at the Hollys' wedding just months earlier. The pallbearers were Jerry Allison, Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Bob Montgomery, and Sonny Curtis . Some sources say that Phil Everly, one half of The Everly Brothers , was also pallbearer, but Everly said that he attended the funeral but was not a pallbearer. Waylon Jennings was unable to attend because of his commitment to
12420-426: Was pregnant with their first child, but suffered a miscarriage immediately after Holly's death. They had only been married for six months. Peggy Sue Gerron was the inspiration behind Holly's hit song "Peggy Sue". Holly and Gerron had a flirtatious relationship, and Gerron had known Holly since her schooldays when she was dating drummer Jerry Allison. Gerron married Allison on July 22, 1958. The two newlywed couples had
12535-646: Was presented as the Crickets' secretary. She took care of the laundry and equipment set-up and collected the concert revenues. Santiago kept the money for the band instead of its habitual transfer to Petty in New Mexico. She and her aunt Provi Garcia, an executive in the Latin American music department at Peer-Southern, convinced Holly that Petty was paying the band's royalties from Coral-Brunswick into his own company's account. Holly planned to retrieve his royalties from Petty and to later fire him as manager and producer. At
12650-409: Was released in 1969; the single chosen from the album was " Love Is Strange ." Encyclopædia Britannica stated that Holly "produced some of the most distinctive and influential work in rock music." AllMusic defined him as "the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll." Rolling Stone ranked him number 13 on its list of "100 Greatest Artists." The Telegraph called him
12765-468: Was seriously injured on 10 December 1971, when a member of the audience ran up the side steps of the stage and pushed him off the stage into the pit in front, causing him to fracture a leg and cut his head. Zappa was in hospital for six weeks. As a result, the steep gap between the stage and floor was covered with sheets of hardboard on top of staggered scaffolding, creating an artificial but safe slope. Alice Cooper played there on 7 November 1971 as part of
12880-502: Was so great (although none saw much chart success on the US billboards), and Holly had recorded so prolifically, that his record label was able to release new Holly albums and singles for the next 10 years. Norman Petty produced most of these new editions, drawing upon unreleased studio masters, alternate takes, audition tapes, and even amateur recordings (some dating back to 1954 with low-fidelity vocals). The final "new" Buddy Holly album, Giant ,
12995-408: Was strictly a country music band. Holly was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Bob Dylan , The Beatles , The Rolling Stones , Eric Clapton , Brian May , Cliff Richard , The Hollies , Elvis Costello , Jeff Beck , Dave Edmunds , Fiona Apple , Lou Reed , Marshall Crenshaw , Freddie Mercury , The Pixies and Elton John . Holly was among the first artists inducted into
13110-547: Was to depart following the show at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake and fly to their next venue, in Moorhead, Minnesota , via Fargo, North Dakota , allowing them time to rest and launder their clothes and avoid an arduous bus journey. Immediately after the Clear Lake show (which ended just before midnight), Allsup agreed to flip a coin for the seat with Ritchie Valens . Valens called heads; when he won, he reportedly said, "That's
13225-433: Was two weeks pregnant, and I wanted Buddy to stay with me, but he had scheduled that tour. It was the only time I wasn't with him. And I blame myself because I know that, if only I had gone along, Buddy never would have gotten into that airplane." Holly married María Elena Santiago , a New York record company receptionist, on August 15, 1958, at Tabernacle Baptist Church in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas. In 1959, Santiago
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