One of the performers who became forever linked with Buddy Holly [Hall of Fame] after he died in that fateful plane crash, was Bobby Vee. He filled in for Buddy as a “replacement” in Moorhead, Minnesota at the concert that Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper were flying to. Bobby’s voice sounded eerily similar and later he even did an album himself of Buddy Holly covers.
Here is a strange “American Bandstand” clip where Bobby is lip synching to “Run to Him” [GSER] several years after it was a hit for him:
So much has been written about Buddy Holly and The Crickets that I don’t have to add too much. I’ll only say that here is a nice live clip of the band cranking out one of their big hits, “Oh, Boy!”
Years later, and even up to today and beyond, Buddy Holly continues to influence bands and musicians. When The Knack made their impressive debut, they included one of his songs. Here’s the band in their glory days doing an energized, and I think, one of the best cover versions of buddy’s songs, “Heartbeat” live at Carnegie Hall:
