Buddy Holly, "Drown In My Own Tears", live 1958 Very Rare

[MegaMitchel88]

I'm almost certain they can fix this recording up. It sounds like the original tape has been stretched, it's all warped sounding. I guess, since it was a fan's recording, it was probably never duplicated until it was finally converted to digital, and for all those decades, it was probably played countless times.

[slicedm0nkey]

@Feelin2nice Hey Ray Charles is great, but youre talking about Buddy Holly, one of the most infulential people in Rock n Roll. This quality is terrible, but Buddy had his own style and was a great artist.

[mezansky]

today is thanksgiving '11 and i want to give thanks to buddy for giving us all his great music. the joy his music has given me is imeasureable to say the least

[spacecowboy7580]

Oh dear!!

[Feelin2nice]

This version is an absolute insult to Ray Charles. I know the recording it suspect, but even the clearer parts are laughable. Great, he was influenced by Charles. And I guess he gets props for singing a song from the great Mr. Charles. But this sounds horrible.

The real version touches my soul. This made my skin crawl.

[virgosquad]

VIRGOPOWER (and Buddy Holley was a Virgo).

[RamisAbud1]

Jerry and Buddy have played "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" in this same day.

[handjive58]

who is buddy talking to at the end? will we ever know?

[handjive58]

at the end, who asks buddy "you like this ray charles, dont you" ?? i guess we'll never know?

[GawdBlimeyGuv]

@handjive58 ..if you listen carefully at the end of the clip he replies "yeah"....

[hipshakindaddy1]

Wow thank you - what a treat to heart this!

[handjive58]

buddy and ray are finally jamming together in the sky. rip

[itsumbre]

'_' all the possible soul has been SUCKED out of this. But hey...this isn't uncommon at all.

[Mu6luva]

.......and nobody wants to see the fact that ALL these white ppl got famous off stealing black ppls songs! U all should be extreemly ashamed and embarassed that u celebrate these theives! Smh!

[madmackstevens]

@Mu6luva ,

SHUT up, you racist. Go back to your narrow afrocentric pettiness.

[EvilJRoss]

@madmackstevens

your an idiot. go play in the street.

[heyzog]

@Mu6luva Hey man, I understand what you mean for sure. But unlike many at that time and now, Holly was no racist, highly unusual for a southerner I know. But he was a musician who was friends with Chuck Berry, Little Richard et al. He had a Puerto Rican wife and played and was accepted at the Apollo. He was not your typical hillbilly. And even he was ripped off, in fact he had to go on that last tour to make money cause he was being extorted and bled for cash by the "industry".

[dannyaingefan]

@heyzog Very well put man :) Plus Buddy Holly became famous from writing his own songs...

[dannyaingefan]

@heyzog Very well put man :) Plus Buddy Holly became famous from writing his own songs...

[thegools]

@heyzog You have a few prejudices about southerners and hillbillies as I can see.

[guitarpop]

@Mu6luva How is this a black person's songs? Holly wrote his songs. He was influenced by R&B for sure, but also country music. You're a twat

[ollieetherington1]

@guitarpop He didn't write this though - Ray Charles did

[guitarpop]

@ollieetherington1 The point is, Buddy Holly's fame rests on the laurels of his own achievements...his own compositions.

[TheBeatleDude1409]

@ollieetherington1 Ray didnt write the song, Henry Glover did.....Ray was the first to record it though

[polkcountyguy]

THIEF

[d2thh725]

@polkcountyguy Can you explain?

[russellmagic]

man, i thought i heard em all till i heard this!!!!! fantastic!

[ode2joy4u]

i've been drowning in my own tears since feb 3 1959 when we lost this most precious american

[BuddyFantastic]

@ode2joy4u Amen to that. The world lost a very talented bloke that year.

[ode2joy4u]

i've been drowning in tears since 2/03/1959

[mezansky]

priceless to say the least

[DougPatton1]

Another weekend Friday night in the 10-acre grounds backstage at ' White Mansion ' Ft Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Fla, Feb 21 '58 and a young fan from nearby Bradeneton complete with tape machine n camera mixes with Jerry Lee, Bud, Don Everly and Jimmy Velvet. At the jam's close the hip guy asks, " You like to play some Ray Charles dontcha ? "

BUD, "Yeah ! "

FAN, " I'm a fan o' his muhself. "

Hot Rockin '50s cool southern dudes !

[heyzog]

Speed up the tempo and he would have nailed it. Jerry Lee's swooping runs didn't quite compliment the vocals.  It's like they were performing two totally different interpretations. Two strong brains clashing, yet still mathematically correct - therefore listenable.

[historicbloke]

wow classic

[WorldRecords]

0:40 I have that CD it's a brilliant collection!

[popeyekds]

wow.. blown away.. this is sooooo aweome

[Shoknifeman]

WOW...Buddy ive never heard in 30+ years of fandom!!!

[heyzog]

This is so cool considering what was happening in the world - then and since. I have to have my mom listen to this for sure haha.

[keithallison1]

I've heard this, but not this long version. Thanks!

[jayhawks69]

never heard that GEM before!

thank you so much for posting!!

[50sAllTheWay]

This is just awesome!! You can hear on the piano playing that it is Jerry Lee Lewis, and hear he is talking at the end. It's great, i love it!

[Brutus2]

if my info is correct, this was during the early 1958 florida tour

[thrund]

It seems you're if you mean the 'Alan Freeds Big Beat Show', 28th of March - 21th of April 1958, yes..

There was Chuck Berry, Buddy & Crickets, Frankie Lymon, Diamonds, Billy Ford, Danny & The Juniors, The Chantels, Larry Williams, Screaming Jay Hawkins, The Pastels, Jo-Ann Campell, Ed Townsend and Alan's Orchestra with Sam Taylor too.

[Brutus2]

this recording is from slightly earlier, not alan freed's big beat

[thrund]

Damn, you're right probably!

I totally forgot 'The Big Gold Record Stars' shows, together with the Everly Brothers, Bill Haley & Comets, Buddy & Crickets and Jimmie Rodgers.

20. Febr. Kellog Auditorium, Orlando

21. Febr. Ft. Hesterley Armoury, Tampa

22. Febr. National Guard Armoury, Jacksonville

23. Febr. Connie Mack Stadium, West Palm Beach

24. Febr. Dade County Auditorium, Miami

25. Febr. War Memorial Auditorium, Ft. Lauderdale

Thanks!

[Brutus2]

Yup, that's it!

[Brutus2]

where did you find this?

[Brutus2]

WOW!!! IS THIS REAL!!!???

[heyzog]

Now this is a true historical precident! It is really Holly and really Lewis!!!

[srvfan454]

wow it's too bad someone couldnt restore this it's pretty cool

[popeyekds]

wow... one i have never even seen ... thanks so much