Editing Buddy Holly (section)

===Influence===

==== The Beatles ====
[[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]] saw Holly for the first time when he appeared on ''[[Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]''.{{sfn|Humphries|p=73|2003}} 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 "[[the Beatles]]". Lennon and McCartney later cited Holly as one of their main influences.{{sfn|Riley|p=67–70|2011}}

Lennon's band [[the Quarrymen]] covered "That'll Be the Day" in their first recording session, in 1958.{{sfn|Gaar|p=238|2013}} During breaks in the Beatles' first appearance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', on February 9, 1964, Lennon asked [[CBS]] coordinator Vince Calandra about Holly's performances; Calandra said Lennon and McCartney repeatedly expressed their appreciation of Holly.{{sfn|Harris|p=192–193|2014}} The Beatles recorded a close cover of Holly's version of "[[Words of Love]]", which was released on their 1964 album ''[[Beatles for Sale]]'' (in the US, in June 1965 on ''[[Beatles VI]]''). During the January 1969 recording sessions for their album ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'', the Beatles played a slow, impromptu version of "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" – which Holly popularized but did not write – with Lennon mimicking Holly's vocal style.{{sfn|Margotin|Guesdon|2014|p=186}} Lennon recorded a cover version of "Peggy Sue" on his 1975 album ''[[Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)|Rock 'n' Roll]]''.{{sfn|Blaney, John|p=163|2005}} McCartney owns the [[Music publisher|publishing rights]] to Holly's song catalog.{{sfn|BBC News staff|2003}}

==== Bob Dylan ====
On January 31, 1959, two nights before Holly's death, 17-year-old [[Bob Dylan]] attended Holly's performance in [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]. Dylan referred to this in his acceptance speech when he received the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]] for ''[[Time Out of Mind (Bob Dylan album)|Time Out of Mind]]'' in 1998: "...&nbsp;when I was sixteen or seventeen years old, I went to see Buddy Holly play at [[Duluth National Guard Armory]] and I was three feet away from him&nbsp;... and he looked at me. And I just have some sort of feeling that he was&nbsp;... with us all the time we were making this record in some kind of way."{{sfn|Shelton|p=37|2011}}

==== The Rolling Stones ====
[[Mick Jagger]] saw Holly performing live in [[Woolwich]], London, during a tour of the UK; Jagger particularly remembered Holly's performance of "[[Not Fade Away (song)|Not Fade Away]]" – a song that also inspired [[Keith Richards]], who modeled his early guitar playing on the track. The Rolling Stones had a hit version of the song in 1964.{{sfn|Norman|p=12|2011}} Richards later said, "[Holly] passed it on via the Beatles and via [the Rolling Stones]&nbsp;...&nbsp;He's in everybody."{{sfn|Amburn, Ellis|2014|p=274}}

==== Steve Marriott ====
From a young age, [[Steve Marriott]] was a huge fan of Holly and would mimic his hero by wearing large-rimmed spectacles with the lenses removed. Marriott wrote his first song, called "Shelia My Dear", after his aunt Shelia to whom he was close. Those who heard the song said it was played at a jaunty pace in the style of Holly and his bandmates also nicknamed him 'Buddy'.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hewitt |first1=Paolo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I4fwswEACAAJ |title=Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful |last2=Hellier |first2=John |date=2004 |publisher=Helter Skelter Publishing |isbn=978-1-900924-44-3 |pages=44 |language=en}}</ref> Marriott also recorded a version of [[Kenny Lynch]]'s song "Give Her My Regards" b/w "Imaginary Love", the B-side written by Marriott, and released as a [[Single (music)|45-rpm]] in 1963 on Decca, inspired by Buddy Holly and the Crickets.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/master/907139-Steve-Marriott-Give-Her-My-Regards "Steve Marriott - Give Her My Regards"]. ''[[Discogs]]''.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Making Time- Steve Marriott - Give All She's Got |url=http://www.makingtime.co.uk/cds/cdrev082013.html |access-date=May 22, 2024 |website=www.makingtime.co.uk}}</ref> His band, [[Humble Pie]] released a cover version of "Heartbeat" on their 1969 album [[Town and Country (album)|''Town and Country'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wall |first=Mick |date=July 29, 2020 |title=Humble Pie: a guide to their best albums |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/humble-pie-a-guide-to-their-best-albums |access-date=May 22, 2024 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref>

==== Don McLean ====
[[Don McLean]]'s popular 1971 [[ballad (music)|ballad]] "[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]" was inspired by Holly's death and the day of the plane crash. The song's lyric, which calls the incident "The Day the Music Died", became popularly associated with the crash. McLean's album ''[[American Pie (Don McLean album)|American Pie]]'' is dedicated to Holly.{{sfn|Crouse, Richard|p=86|2012}} In 2015, McLean wrote, "Buddy Holly would have the same stature musically whether he would have lived or died, because of his accomplishments&nbsp;...&nbsp;By the time he was 22 years old, he had recorded some 50 tracks, most of which he had written himself&nbsp;...&nbsp;in my view and the view of many others, a hit&nbsp;...&nbsp;Buddy Holly and the Crickets were the template for all the rock bands that followed."{{sfn|McLean|2015}}

==== Eric Clapton ====
''The Chirping Crickets'' was the first album [[Eric Clapton]] ever bought; he later saw Holly on ''Sunday Night at the London Palladium''. In his autobiography, Clapton recounted the first time he saw Holly and his Fender, saying, "I thought I'd died and gone to heaven&nbsp;...&nbsp;it was like seeing an instrument from outer space and I said to myself: 'That's the future – that's what I want{{'"}}.{{sfn|Clapton, Eric|p=19|2010}} In 1969, his supergroup [[Blind Faith]] released a cover version of Holly's "Well All Right" featuring [[Steve Winwood]] on vocals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallucci |first=Michael |date=January 11, 2023 |title=Top 10 Jeff Beck Songs |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jeff-beck-songs/ |access-date=May 22, 2024 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}}</ref>

====Bobby Vee====
The launch of [[Bobby Vee]]'s successful musical career resulted from Holly's death; Vee was selected to replace Holly on the tour that continued after the plane crash. Holly's profound influence on Vee's singing style can be heard in the songs "[[Rubber Ball]]" – the B-side of which was a cover of Holly's "Everyday" – and "Run to Him".{{sfn|Dean, Maury|2003|p=73}}

====The Hollies====
The name of the British rock band [[the Hollies]] is often claimed as a tribute to Holly; according to the band, they admired Holly, but their name was mainly inspired by sprigs of holly in evidence around Christmas 1962.{{sfn|Eder, Bruce|1996}}

====Phil Ochs====
In 1970, protest folk singer [[Phil Ochs]] released his sarcastic ''[[Greatest Hits (Phil Ochs album)|Greatest Hits]]'' (1970) album, and eventually, his live album ''[[Gunfight at Carnegie Hall]]'' (1974). During his concert at [[Carnegie Hall]] on March 27, 1970, [[Phil Ochs]] performed his "Buddy Holly Medley" comprising Holly's songs "Not Fade Away", "I'm Gonna Love You Too", "Think It Over", "Oh, Boy!", "Everyday", and "It's So Easy".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buddy Holly Medley (1970/Live At Carnegie Hall) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cxoSpcV0Vo |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=YouTube| date=October 30, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sanchez |first=Joshua |date=March 26, 2020 |title=Phil Ochs: the doomed folk singer who woke up from the American dream |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/26/phil-ochs-the-doomed-folk-singer-who-woke-up-from-the-american-dream |access-date=May 23, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Before performing the medley, Ochs announced to the audience, "We're going to do a medley of songs of one of the greatest musicians that ever lived, a man who died prematurely, a man who had a big influence on me&nbsp;...&nbsp;Before I became a protest and folk singer, I had memorized many other things before [[Pete Seeger]], before Bob Dylan, before [[the Weavers]], before anything you might have ever heard in New York City, and this is Buddy Holly."

====Elvis Costello====
During the height of punk, [[Elvis Costello]] resembled Holly. He wore his stylized glasses and dressed like him.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Crandall |first=Bill |date=February 28, 2003 |title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Elvis Costello |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-elvis-costello-176284/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Bob Dylan on Costello, from his 2022 book ''[[The Philosophy of Modern Song]]'', "Elvis Costello and the Attractions were a better band than any of their contemporaries. Light years better. Elvis himself was a unique figure. Horn-rimmed glasses, quirky, pigeon-toed and intense. The only singer-guitarist in the band. You couldn't say that he didn't remind you of Buddy Holly. The Buddy stereotype. At least on the surface. Elvis had Harold Lloyd in his DNA as well. At the point of ‘Pump It Up’, he obviously had been listening to Springsteen too much. But he also had a heavy dose of 'Subterranean Homesick Blues'."<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Bob Dylan: 'Elvis Costello was light years better' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bob-dylan-elvis-costello-was-light-years-better/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dylan |first=Bob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5zXwzgEACAAJ |title=The Philosophy of Modern Song |date=November 1, 2022 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-4516-4870-6 |language=en}}</ref>

====Bruce Springsteen====
In an August 24, 1978, interview with ''Rolling Stone'', [[Bruce Springsteen]] told [[Dave Marsh]], "I play Buddy Holly every night before I go on; that keeps me honest."{{sfn|Deardorff II, Donald|p=16|2013}}

====Grateful Dead====
The [[Grateful Dead]] performed the song "Not Fade Away" in concerts.{{sfn|Meriwether|p=134|2013}}

====Richard Barone====
In 2016, [[Richard Barone]] released his album ''Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960s'', paying tribute to the new wave of singer-songwriters in the Village during that pivotal, post-Holly era. The album opens with Barone's version of "Learning the Game", one of the final songs written and recorded by Holly at his home in Greenwich Village, a week before his death.<ref name="r302">{{cite web | last=Gerstenzang | first=Peter | title=Richard Barone Breathes New Life Into the Golden Age of Village Folk | website=Observer | date=2016-08-04 | url=https://observer.com/2016/08/richard-barone-breathes-new-life-into-the-golden-age-of-village-folk/ | access-date=2024-10-30}}</ref>