The Only Time The Beatles Recorded a Song by Buddy Holly on a Studio Album
When you dig into the history of The Beatles, you see the influence of rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis. But the list wouldn’t be complete without Buddy Holly (1936-59).
“Buddy Holly was the first one that we were really aware of in England who could play and sing at the same time,” John Lennon said in an interview later published in Beatles Anthology. “Not just strum — but actually play the licks [and sing]”
Paul McCartney also noted what a major influence Holly was. “One of the main things about The Beatles is that we started out writing our own material,” Paul said. “People these days take it for granted that you [write], but nobody used to then. John and I started to write because of Buddy Holly.”
When John and Paul (then as The Quarry Men) first recorded anything, a cover of Holly’s “That’ll Be the Day” was how they got started in 1958. Over the years, The Beatles would play many more Holly songs. But they only ever recorded one Holly track for a Fab Four studio album.
Source: cheatsheet.com
