Meanwhile, Holly's funeral was held on February 7, 1959, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lubbock.

At Holly's request, the three also performed the Hunters & Collectors ' " Throw Your Arms Around Me ", a song they had frequently covered in the group's later years, at her funeral.

In the liner notes to Buddy Holly: The Definitive Collection, Billy Altman notes that " 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, Peggy Sue Gerron.

Holly's body was interred in the City of Lubbock Cemetery in the eastern part of the city.

( Their bug-themed band's name, The Beatles, was chosen partly in homage to Holly's Crickets.

) The Beatles did a cover version of " Words of Love " that was a close reproduction of Holly's version, released on late 1964's Beatles for Sale ( in the U. S., in June 1965 on Beatles VI ).

During the January 1969 sessions for the Let It Be album, the Beatles played a slow impromptu version of " Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues " — although not written by Holly, it was popularized by him — with Lennon mimicking Holly's vocal style ; the recording was eventually released in the mid-1990s on Anthology 3.

The launch of Bobby Vee's successful musical career resulted from Holly's death, when he was selected to replace Holly on the tour that continued after the plane crash.

The demand for unissued Holly material was so great that Norman Petty resorted to overdubbing whatever he could find: alternate takes of studio recordings, originally rejected masters, " Crying, Waiting, Hoping " and the other five 1959 tracks ( adding new surf-guitar arrangements ), and even Holly's amateur demos from 1954 ( where the low-fidelity vocals are often muffled behind the new orchestrations ).

The movie was widely criticized by the rock community and Holly's friends and family for its inaccuracies.

" In addition, Sullivan saw to it that the microphone for Holly's electric guitar was turned off.

Holly's response was that Sullivan did not have enough money.

Smith has recorded a cover of Buddy Holly's classic " Words of Love " for the CD Rave On Buddy Holly, a tribute album tied to Holly's seventy-fifth birthday year which was released June 28, 2011.

Nicks contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's " Not Fade Away " for the tribute album Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, which was released in September 2011.

Cases of flu spread among them and Holly's drummer was hospitalized due to frostbite.

While the flu was spreading among the rest of the performers, Holly's drummer, Carl Bunch, had to be hospitalized in Ironwood, Michigan, due to a severe case of frostbitten feet.

This was done, in part, because of the long-known discovery of Holly's. 22 caliber pistol by Juhl in the cornfield two months after the wreck.

Holly's body was interred in the City of Lubbock Cemetery in the eastern part of the city.

Buddy Holly's bass player, Waylon Jennings, was scheduled to fly on the plane, but gave his seat up to the Big Bopper, who was suffering from influenza.

In 1922, the council camp, now named Camp Toquam, was located in Hunting Ridge on Holly's Pond and moved two years later to property in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

In addition, Sullivan saw to it that the microphone for Holly's electric guitar was turned off.

Holly's response was that Sullivan did not have enough money.

Holly's profound influence on Vee's singing style can be heard in such songs as " Rubber Ball " and " Run to Him.

On September 7, 2011 ( what would have been Holly's 75th birthday ), he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame posthumously.

Holly's wife, María Elena, watched the first reports of his death on television.

Also in 2011 Wilson contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's " Listen To Me " to the tribute album, Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, released on September 6, on Verve Forecast.

* Daisy and Poppy, the fairy twins on Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

The Crickets went on performing after Holly's death.

Allison and Mauldin are still touring with Sonny Curtis, a highly successful songwriter and childhood friend / bandmate of Buddy Holly's, on vocals and guitar.

File: Holly's Drive-In, Post, TX IMG_4606. JPG | Holly's Drive-In on U. S. Highway 84 in south Post

* February 29 – Buddy Holly's trademark glasses and the Big Bopper's wristwatch are " rediscovered " in old police files by the Mason City, Iowa, sheriff ( both were killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, along with singer Ritchie Valens ).

Most of the episode was spent focusing on Michael and Holly's first case.

There are also a few antecedents to folk rock present in pre-British Invasion American rock ' n ' roll, including Elvis Presley's 1954 cover of the Bill Monroe bluegrass standard " Blue Moon of Kentucky "; Buddy Holly's self-penned material, which strongly influenced both Dylan and The Byrds ; Ritchie Valens ' recording of the Mexican folk song " La Bamba "; Lloyd Price's rock ' n ' roll adaptation of the African-American folk song " Stagger Lee " ( which had originally been recorded by Mississippi John Hurt in 1928 ); Jimmie Rodgers ' rock ' n ' roll flavored renditions of traditional folk songs ; and the folk and country-influenced recordings featured on The Everly Brothers ' 1959 album, Songs Our Daddy Taught Us.

Stock had also worked on the band's debut single ( a cover of Buddy Holly's " Not Fade Away ", with an original composition, " You Can't Fight It ", on the B-side ).

), the oratorio The Seasonings ( Haydn's The Seasons ), Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, a Sonata for Viola Four Hands, the chorale prelude Should, a Notebook for Betty Sue Bach ( Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach and Buddy Holly's " Peggy Sue "), the Toot Suite, the Grossest Fugue ( Beethoven's Grosse Fuge ), a Fanfare for the Common Cold ( Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man ) and the canine cantata Wachet Arf!

Although the situation is defused through Holly's opportune arrival, the sight of two Catwomen active simultaneously in the city is caught on video.

In June 1959 The Ray Charles Singers — a name bestowed on them by Perry Como -– were chosen by record producer Jack Hansen to provide backing vocals for Buddy Holly's last songs, which Holly composed and recorded shortly before his death in February 1959.

On September 7, 1994 ( Holly's 58th birthday ), Weezer released their single, " Buddy Holly ".

Other hits for the duo included " I Go to Pieces " ( US No. 7, but not a hit in the UK ), written by Del Shannon and given to Peter and Gordon after the two acts toured together, and remakes of Buddy Holly's " True Love Ways " ( US No. 14 and UK No. 2 in 1965 ), and The Teddy Bears ' " To Know Him Is To Love Him ", retitled " To Know You Is To Love You " ( US No. 24 and UK No. 5 in 1965 ).

One of the more worrying aspects of Holly's senility is that he has developed a blind spot for the number 7.

A 17-year-old Bob Dylan attended the January 31, 1959, show, two nights before Holly's death.

Between the 1959 – 60 Jack Hansen overdubs, the 1960s Norman Petty overdubs, various alternate takes, and Holly's undubbed originals, collectors can often choose from multiple versions of the same song.

After Holly's death in 1959 the band continued to tour and record with different vocalists, releasing new material into the 21st century.

Since Holly's death in 1959 he has played on and off as an original Cricket with J. I.