![]() In fact, if more people are buying it, then you must be doing something right. ![]() The word 'pop' is just shorter for saying 'popular.' Just 'cause something's popular, it can still be good. Just as long as it's a good song, that's all I ever cared about. What did you think when rock 'n' roll started getting watered down and went more 'pop' in the early '60s? It's pretty easy."įor this gig, I started out playing guitar live, but I'm better at playing bass when I sing, so I went back to that If you can't remember something, then pick another song. Name a song, play it, see if the other guys know it – that's what we do in the studio. We can play just about anything, you know. "We just get together and play, that's all. Walk The Walk… just came out on vinyl, so that might get a bit of sales going."įor the two Head Cat records, how did you decide which songs to cover? I don't know when Head Cat is going to go into the studio again – there's no plans – but if we get two days off, we could make another record. It's all I can do to find the time to do anything else. Touring with Motorhead is so time-consuming. You've only done two albums since forming. They've got things to come to terms with." As for what other people think of me, I don't care. They happened in England before the States. The Stray Cats came over to London, so that's where we met up. "No, he knew where I was and what I liked. Hope you enjoyed “True Love Ways” by Buddy Holly.Was Slim Jim surprised at your authentic rock 'n' roll roots? A lot of people just know you from Motorhead. Thank you for stopping by The Daily Doo Wop. Please click here for the Daily Doo Wop YouTube channel, to which you can subscribe. Every weekend, there is a Golden Oldies Juke Box Saturday Night, and the juke box is full of song requests from the 1950s and 1960s. You are welcome to listen to any of the 40+ selections there. After a song is featured, it then goes into the juke box. The Daily Doo Wop Rec Room has daily featured doo wop, rock and roll, R&B, or rockabilly songs that were hits during the first era of rock and roll (that is, from about 1952 until the British invasion in 1964). If you would like to read about the song “Oh Boy!” by The Crickets, please click here or “Peggy Sue” and “Everyday,” please click here. Here are the lyrics to “True Love Ways” by Buddy Holly: Maria Elena Santiago-Holly promotes Buddy Holly’s legacy owns the rights to Buddy Holly’s name, image, trademarks, and other intellectual property. ![]() It became known as “the day the music died.” He died on February 3, 1959, at the age of 22 in a plane crash along with Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and the pilot Roger Peterson. During his short career, Holly was able to merge the sounds of rockabilly, country music, and R&B to help make rock and roll popular. He was a singer, songwriter, producer, and performer. A single was released in 1960 with “That Makes It Tough” as the B-side.īuddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock Texas. The song was first released after his Holly’s death in 1959 on the album The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. This strings were arranged by Dick Jacobs. The instrumentalists on the track were: Al Caiola on guitar, Sanford Block on bass, Ernie Hayes on piano, Doris Johnson on harp, Abraham Richman on sax and Clifford Leeman on drums. The song was written by Buddy Holly (and also credited to Norman Petty) song as a wedding gift to Holly’s wife Maria Elena. “True Love Ways” is said to be inspired by one of Holly’s favorite Gospel songs, “I’ll be Alright.” Holly recorded “True Love Ways” with the Ray Ellis Orchestra in October, 1958. The song “True Love Ways” is one of the beautiful golden oldies from this first era of rock and roll.
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