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Song Title	Artist	Comments	Amazon	iTunes	Amazon link	iTunes link
Songs included in the Old School Radio Show program "The Music Lives On"
I'm Gonna Love You Too	Buddy Holly	Original songwriting credit didn't include Buddy Holly, but he is said to be the primary author. Recorded in 1957 and failed to crack the Billboard 100.  Blondie did a cover in 1978.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NTPF1Q/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk11	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/im-gonna-love-you-too/id583585244?i=583585337
Everyday	Fiona Apple	From the 2011 tribute CD "Rave On."  With Jon Brion on guitar and Benmont Tench on celesta, a keyboard instrument with a bell-like sound.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Everyday/dp/B0057Q27XA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359257245&s=dmusic&sr=1-1	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rave-on-buddy-holly-bonus/id445130933
Framed	Ritchie Valens	The B side of "Come On, Let's Go" shows his stylistic range with this blues song written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Framed/dp/B005O9AGEM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359257126&s=dmusic&sr=1-2	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ritchie-valens/id417024847
Maybe Baby	The Crickets with Buddy Holly	Released in 1958, it peaked at #18 on the US charts and at #4 in the UK.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NTNJZ0/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk5	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maybe-baby-remastered-single/id541445537
Running Bear	Johnny Preston	J. P. Richardson, a.k.a. The Big Bopper, is most identified with "Chantilly Lace." But when he wrote this Romeo and Juliet song about an American Indian, he offered it to his friend Johnny Preston, and you can hear the Bopper in background vocals. Released after his death, it went to #1 in both the US and UK.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=Johnny+Preston+Running+Bear	https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/classic-hit-singles-running/id561191555
A Day in the Life	Big Daddy	Big Daddy recorded their 1992 album, "Sgt. Pepper's"  as an ingenious reimagining of the groundbreaking 1967 Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." It renders each song in an appropriate 1950s-era pop idiom. "A Day In The Life" morphs into a tribute to the Beatles' idol Buddy Holly.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Sgt-Peppers/dp/B005EQTJ4S/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_2	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sgt.-peppers/id452584521
Peggy Sue	Buddy Holly	"Peggy Sue" was originally written as "Cindy Lou" (after Holly's niece), but Holly changed it prior to recording as a tip of the hat to Crickets drummer Jerry Allison's girlfriend, later wife, Peggy Sue Gerron.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NTNJZU/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk10	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/peggy-sue-digitally-remastered/id403100305
Not Fade Away	Rolling Stones	The Stones' 1964 cover arrangement put their own stamp on this song by intensifying the Bo Diddley beat. It was their first Top 5 hit in Great Britain and their first single release in the US.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Not-Fade-Away/dp/B0016UIE9C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1356368724&s=dmusic&sr=1-2	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/singles-collection-london/id76536040
Not Fade Away	The Crickets with Buddy Holly	Ranked number 107 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." The Crickets' recording never charted as a single. And "Not Fade Away" is The Grateful Dead's seventh most performed song. They sang it 530 times in their career.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Not-Fade-Away/dp/B001R31B48/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359256764&s=dmusic&sr=1-2	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/not-fade-away-remastered-single/id541445840
True Love Ways	Peter and Gordon	Holly wrote the song as a wedding gift for his wife, Maria Elena, who accepted his marriage proposal on their first date in 1958. This version charted #2 in the UK and #14 in the US in 1965.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TECX34/ref=dm_dp_trk2?ie=UTF8&qid=1356366743&sr=301-1	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-ultimate-peter-gordon/id16171848
Rock Around with Ollie Vee	Buddy Holly	Written by Holly's friend and onetime bandmate Sonny Curtis.  In the 1978 movie "The Buddy Holly Story," starring Gary Busey, Buddy and the band rock out with this number at a roller-rink remote broadcast, delighting the teenage "boppers" and intriguing the station manager with their sound, even as the sponsor complains.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NTLZVA/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk7	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rock-around-ollie-vee-remastered/id545185795
That'll Be The Day	Linda Ronstadt	From Ronstadt's 1976 Grammy winning album "Hasten Down the Wind," this cover made it to #11 on the Billboard pop chart. "That'll Be the Day" was the first track ever recorded by The Quarrymen, who later became The Beatles.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Thatll-Be-The-Day/dp/B002FU3MJE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359250601&s=dmusic&sr=1-2	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/linda-ronstadt-greatest-hits/id322069749
Words Of Love	Beatles	The Beatles' 1964 cover of "Words of Love" is a beautiful arrangement with its jangly guitar, soft clapping and great vocal harmonies. Rated as one of the 20 best ever Buddy Holly covers by spinner.com.	Amazon	iTunes	N/A	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beatles-for-sale/id401133497
Slippin' and Slidin'	Buddy Holly	From the legendary "Apartment Tapes" Buddy recorded at home in New York the month before his death, "Slippin' and Slidin'" was originally performed by Little Richard, who is part of the songwriting credits. The short, fast version from the original recording was also extended with overdubbing by a band.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=Buddy+Holly+slippin%27+and+slidin%27	N/A
Rave On	Buddy Holly	Recorded in New York in 1958, this was one of Buddy's last hits during his lifetime. The phrase "rave on" was inspired by a Carl Perkins song.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Rave-On/dp/B001R2ZEF6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359250274&s=dmusic&sr=1-1	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/buddy-holly...-rave-on!/id583578428
Rave On	John Cougar Mellencamp	John Cougar Mellencamp recorded this Cajun-style version for the soundtrck of the 1988 movie "Cocktail."	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00260UPPM/ref=sr_1_album_1_rd?ie=UTF8&child=B00260PB1U&qid=1359250076&sr=1-1	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cocktail-original-soundtrack/id310526729
Listen To Me	Brian Wilson	from the 2011 tribute CD "Listen To Me"	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Listen-To-Me/dp/B005J59FFW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359257350&s=dmusic&sr=1-1	https://itunes.apple.com/album/everyday/id459584027?i=459584242&ign-mpt=uo%3D5
Brown Eyed Handsome Man	Buddy Holly	Written by Chuck Berry. Said to be last song played at the Surf Ballroom that night, with all acts joining in the finale. Holly’s recording was a posthumous top-5 hit in the UK in 1963. The song is part of the Broadway musical “Million Dollar Quartet.” John Fogerty used a line from it in his 1985 song “Centerfield.”	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Brown-Eyed-Handsome-Man/dp/B001NSE8VA	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/for-the-first-time-anywhere/id256889320
American Pie	Don McLean	The 1971 song is well known for its cryptic lyrics, the subject of curiosity and speculation. It begins on a cold morning in February 1959 as the writer delivered newspapers, and goes on to reflect on changes in the US from the prosperous and calm 1950s, through the counter culture revolution and the end of youthful innocence. (Thanks to John Bace '75)	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/American-Pie/dp/B002CGI01G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357002553&s=dmusic&sr=1-1	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/american-pie-single/id320118254
Cuts that didn't make the cut, only for reasons of time
I Wonder Why	Dion and the Belmonts	Dion DiMucci and his doo-wop group were on the tour, but Dion turned down a seat on the fateful flight. Dion was affected by the tragedy for years. He finished the tour, joined by replacements Bobby Vee, Frankie Avalon and Fabian. This 1958 song was Dion’s first hit.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Why-1999-Digital-Remaster/dp/B001VSZA8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357003585&s=dmusic&sr=1-1	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-wonder-why/id476884320
Well All Right	Lyle Lovett	from the 2011 tribute CD "Listen To Me"	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Well-All-Right/dp/B005J59H4G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359257682&s=dmusic&sr=1-1	https://itunes.apple.com/album/everyday/id459584027?i=459584242&ign-mpt=uo%3D5
I'm Looking For Someone To Love	Imelda May	from the 2011 tribute CD "Listen To Me"	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Im-Lookin-For-Someone-Love/dp/B005J59FNE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359257643&s=dmusic&sr=1-1	https://itunes.apple.com/album/everyday/id459584027?i=459584242&ign-mpt=uo%3D5
Down The Line	Buddy Holly	Probably Buddy Holly’s only “car song.” Credited to Holly, Montgomery and Petty, it was recorded in 1955 by the duo Buddy & Bob.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Down-The-Line/dp/B001NSAITG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356995019&s=dmusic&sr=1-1	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/down-line-remastered-single/id545183393
You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)	Buddy Holly	An ode to a girl who's not trendy, written in 1957 by Lieber & Stoller and covered by many artists. Holly's version charted in the UK in 1961.	Amazon	iTunes	http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Square-Baby-Dont-Care/dp/B002X285V4/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1359241811&s=dmusic&sr=1-16	https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/buddy-holly/id19840166