ira Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 During the next few weeks...as part of PBS's current pledge drive...A Buddy Holly program with performances by many artists of Buddy's material...will air.Never being one to miss an opportunity to say something nice about my friend Bobby Vee...who became a star when he and his little local band filled in for Buddy...in Fargo..after that awful crash..I present for your enjoyment...Bobby doin' an obscure Holly song from his tribute CD to Buddy a few years bak.I hope you enjoy this video...and I TRULY hope you enjoy the PBS special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missm Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Ira, that is a beautiful song!!! I will keep watching KPBS just to hear Bobby Vee!! Thanks for the heads up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 miriam...My post may have been confusing...the PBS Special has a number of artists...Nicks...Nash...Scaggs...Anka...not Bobby...I was just givin' my friend a "plug"...BTW...he does do that song beautifully....but the reviews were good...and I'm eager to see it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I thought it was excellent! I noticed Boz Scaggs made the same mistake everyone makes when they sing "Maybe Baby". There's the line that goes..."Well, you are the one who....makes me glad....and you are the one who....makes me sad". Boz sang....'any other one' will make me sad. It's ok Boz..cuz I think you did a great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaspBen Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I love his voice got even better as he got older like a fine wine , my favorite of his Take Good Care Of My Baby. I would of liked to of heard him sing that song.Monica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Ira - In spite of the grief you sometimes take here over Bobby, he's IMO the best living interpreter of Buddy's material nowadays. . . . and, as such, he belongs on that damn special! Over the years, the only artist I'd take over Bobby V, as far as doing Buddy's tunes, would be the late, great Bobby Fuller. Mr. Vee has big-time credibility with Holly fanatics.Speaking of which. . . .just saw The Randy Fuller Four last month at the Norton Records 25th Anniversary Fest - Bobby's brother Randy on bass and vocals, Bobby Fuller Four drummer DeWayne Querico, and two ringers on guitar (Deke Dickerson and Chris Sprague). They opened their set with a thunderng version of Love's Made A Fool Of You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 John...I never knew you enjoyed Bobby's interpretations of Buddy...I flip-flop...but sometimes I think "I Fought The Law" by The Bobby Fuller Four...is one of the MOST exciting records in Rock And Roll history.John...I'd never heard this...BUT I think this "Buddy Beauty" is done damn well by Bobby Vee.BTW...Bobby is still married to Karen...the lovely bride in the photo...ENJOY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7xosIQIphAIra, thanks SO much for sharing True Love Ways with us! That song is so gorgeous, and so is Karen, the beautiful bride in the photo. Bobby did a great rendition of it.True Love Ways makes me cry because it was the last song Rick Nelson was working on when the plane crash took his life. He had just recorded it. So this song breaks my heart. The documentary on Rick's life ended with this hauntingly beautiful recording and left me in tears. Its sheer honesty and pure beauty are proof of Rick's talent. I don't know how to put the video in this post so I posted the link above.Thanks for posting the song. So very beautiful. It was truly a "Buddy" diamond.-- Dar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 Darlene...You are SUCH a Special Angel...I have my own reasons why this song is such a special special song...You know how special you are to me Darlene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 You're very special to me too Ira. Thanks so much. I shared Rick's recording on my fb page. I'll probably think of it and cry myself to sleep. His death really affected me. I just always loved him from a very young age, like oh so many girls.He had his foibles, but don't we all? No one or nothing could ever diminish his magnificent talent. And the recording of True Love Ways brings it out so perfectly.--Love you Ira. Dar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I flip-flop...but sometimes I think "I Fought The Law" by The Bobby Fuller Four...is one of the MOST exciting records in Rock And Roll history. A great live version - I think John can answer this... isn't the guitar player on the left the former member of Moby Grape? I can't remember his name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Jerry - The guitarist on the left in this video is Jim Reese. who played on the 45 version of I Fought The Law on Mustang Records (1965 or 66). Jerry Miller of Moby Grape was a member of the band earlier, when they were still living in El Paso, before relocating to LA. Jerry played on an earlier version of the song that the band recorded in El Paso in '64, with a slightly different arrangement and lyrics ("zip gun" instead of "six gun", zip being in the original lyrics by Sonny Curtis). To complicate matters more, Jerry isn't sure if the version he played on was the regional hit in Texas on Exeter Records, or just a demo - he wasn't in Fuller's band very long at all.While the BF4 had the best known hit version, I believe the song had already been recorded at least 3-4 times prior to their '66 take on it. The Crickets recorded it originally in '59; a band called The Lancers covered it in '62, & Sammy Masters in '64, the same time as Fuller's Texas version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 And here's Bruce.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Thanks for the clarification... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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