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Buddy Holly`s Birthday

On the weekend when Buddy would have reached 83, a music extravaganza by way of celebration. Holly/Crickets hits and rarities, plus covers of their songs from Paul McCartney, The Everly Brothers, Albert Lee and many more. Also original versions of songs Buddy/The Crickets covered themselves.

2 hours

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Sun 8 Sep 201922:00
BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Somerset & BBC Radio Wiltshire

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Music Played

  • Jet Black

    Buddy’s songs

  • Buddy Holly

    Rave on

  • The Crickets

    Fools Paradise

  • Buddy Holly

    Heartbeat

  • The Bobby Fuller Four

    Think it over

  • Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes

    Rock around with Ollie Vee

  • The Collins Kids

    That’ll be the day

  • Little Richard

    Slippin and slidin

  • Elvis Presley

    You’re so square (baby I don’tcare)

  • Chuck Berry

    Brown eyed handsome man

  • The Crickets

    Rock me my baby (stereo)

  • Buddy Holly

    Love’s made a fool of you

  • The Crickets

    Peggy Sue got married

  • Paul McCartney

    Maybe baby

  • Imelda May

    I’m lookin for someone to love

  • Matchbox

    Tell me how

  • The Rinky Dinks (Bobby Darin)

    Early in the morning

  • Bo Diddley

    Bo Diddley

  • The Clovers

    Ting a ling

  • Buddy Holly

    Everyday

  • Buddy Holly

    Take your time

  • Buddy Holly

    Mailman bring me no more blues

  • The Beatles

    Crying waiting hoping

  • The Searchers

    Listen to me

  • The Hullabaloos

    I’m gonna love you too

  • Fats Domino

    Blue Monday

  • The Robins

    Smokey Joe’s cafe

  • The Crickets

    Oh boy

  • Buddy Holly

    Reminiscing

  • Buddy Holly

    Baby won’t you come out tonight

  • The Trashmen

    It’s so easy

  • The Everly Brothers

    Not fade away

  • Nanci Griffith & The Crickets

    Well all right

  • Esquerita

    Maybe baby

  • Buddy Holly

    What to do

  • Buddy Holly

    Look At Me

  • Marty Wilde & The Wildcats

    You`ve got love

  • Buddy Holly with The Roomates

    Dearest

  • Roy Orbison

    An empty cup

  • Chuck Willis

    It’s too late

  • Buddy Holly

    Love is strange (undubbed)

  • Buddy Holly

    Learning the game (undubbed)

Broadcasts

  • Sun 8 Sep 201918:00
    BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Guernsey & BBC Radio Devon
  • Sun 8 Sep 201922:00
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Somerset & BBC Radio Wiltshire