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"'''Oh Boy!'''" is a song originally performed by [[Buddy Holly]]'s band [[The Crickets]]. It was written by [[Sonny West]] and Bill Tilghman; the band's manager [[Norman Petty]] added his name as co-composer. The song was recorded June 29 - July 1, 1957 at Petty Studios in [[Clovis, New Mexico]], with Holly singing lead vocals and [[The Picks]] providing backing vocals. The song in an A-A-B-A format with a [[12-bar blues]] verse and an 8-bar bridge. |
"'''Oh Boy!'''" is a song originally performed by [[Buddy Holly]]'s band [[The Crickets]]. It was written by [[Sonny West]] and Bill Tilghman; the band's manager [[Norman Petty]] added his name as co-composer. The song was recorded June 29 - July 1, 1957 at Petty Studios in [[Clovis, New Mexico]], with Holly singing lead vocals and [[The Picks]] providing backing vocals. The song in an A-A-B-A format with a [[12-bar blues]] verse and an 8-bar bridge. |
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| B-side | "Not Fade Away" |
"Oh Boy!" is a song originally performed by Buddy Holly's band The Crickets. It was written by Sonny West and Bill Tilghman; the band's manager Norman Petty added his name as co-composer. The song was recorded June 29 - July 1, 1957 at Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, with Holly singing lead vocals and The Picks providing backing vocals. The song in an A-A-B-A format with a 12-bar blues verse and an 8-bar bridge.
The song appeared on the album The "Chirping" Crickets, and was also released as the A-side of a single, with "Not Fade Away" as the B-side. The song peaked at #10 on the US Charts, and #3 on the UK Charts in early 1958. (See 1958 in music for more context.)
The song was covered by British pop group Mud in 1975; their rendition went to number one in the UK charts. Melanie released a version of the song in 1978, as did the Stray Cats in 1996. The song was "revived" in an offbeat power ballad version by Starbabies that hit the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1979.
References
External links
- http://www.pmoorcroft.freeserve.co.uk/disco.htm Buddy Holly And The Crickets Disccography
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