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Birthday anniversary of Buddy Holly

Geoff marks the 79th birthday anniversary of Buddy Holly with his classic hits, but also some of his lesser-played songs that were either album tracks of b-sides. Plus some of the best cover-versions of his songs down the years, including The Everly Brothers, Dave Edmunds, The Mavericks and more.

2 hours

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Sat 5 Sep 201518:00
BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Cornwall & BBC Radio Wiltshire

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Buddy Holly

      I`M GONNA LOVE YOU TOO

    • The Crickets

      LONESOME TEARS

    • Buddy Holly

      REMINISCING

    • Otis Redding

      HEY HEY BABY

    • Patsy Cline

      GOTTA LOTTA RHYTHM IN MY SOUL

    • Roy Brown

      HURRY HURRY HURRY

    • THE BIG KAHUNAS

      GET OUT AND GO

    • The Drifters

      RUBY BABY

    • Buddy Holly

      BUDDY`S BOP (a.k.a.HOLLY HOP)

    • RAVE ON

    • Buddy Holly

      BABY I DON`T CARE

    • THE BEVERLEY SISTERS

      LONG BLACK STOCKINGS

    • Chuck Berry

      DOWN THE ROAD APIECE

    • Jimmy Reed

      BIG BOSS MAN

    • THE KINGCATS

      DIMES FOR NICKELS

    • Jerry Lee Lewis

      LIVIN`LOVIN` WRECK

    • Crazy Cavan 'n' The Rhythm Rockers

      ARE YOU STILL CRAZY?

    • The Goons

      BLOODNOK`S ROCK N ROLL CALL

    • Tommy Allsup

      IT`S SO EASY

  • Hour 2

    • THE CRICKETS

      THINK IT OVER (alt)

    • Buddy Holly

      BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN (undubbed)

    • The Crickets

      NOT FADE AWAY (alt)

    • Darrel Higham

      I`M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE

    • Matchbox

      TELL ME HOW

    • Mike Berry

      PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED

    • BUDDY & BOB

      DOWN THE LINE

    • Buddy Holly

      GOOD ROCKIN` TONIGHT

    • Buddy Holly

      BABY WON`T YOU COME OUT TONIGHT

    • MARY CHAPIN-CARPENTER & KEVIN MONTGOMERY

      WISHING

    • Marshall Crenshaw

      CRYING, WAITING HOPING

    • BILLY, BUZZ & THE BASICS

      THANK YOU BUDDY

    • Buddy Holly

      LITTLE BABY

    • Buddy Holly

      LOOK AT ME

    • The Crickets

      ROCK ME MY BABY

    • The Crickets

      PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED

    • The Crickets

      FOOLS PARADISE

    • Jet Black

      BUDDY`S SONGS

    • Albert Lee

      WELL, ALL RIGHT

    • The Crickets

      AN EMPTY CUP

    • Buddy Holly

      LEARNING THE GAME

    • Buddy Holly

      DEAREST

    • Buddy Holly

      LOVE IS STRANGE

Broadcasts

  • Sat 5 Sep 201518:00
    BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Cornwall & BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • Sat 5 Sep 201518:30
    BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Somerset & BBC Radio Gloucestershire