On February 3rd, 1959, the man who changed the face of popular music tragically died in a plane crash aged 22. Now, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story tells the story of the three years in which he became the world’s top recording artist with a show that features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits including 'Peggy Sue, 'That’ll Be The Day', 'Oh Boy', 'Not Fade Away', 'Everyday', 'Rave On', 'Maybe Baby', 'Raining In My Heart', Ritchie Valens’ 'La Bamba', and the Big Bopper’s 'Chantilly Lace'. Over 20 million people have come to see Buddy all across the globe where the magical talents of Charles Hardin ‘Buddy’ Holly have been shared live with many more people than the real Buddy Holly ever had the chance to perform to. The young man with glasses whose musical career spanned an all-too-brief period has enjoyed, via our show, a longevity that was denied him in 1959.
Cast Requirements: 6 Female, 12 Male, 7 DJ's & MC's + numerous small roles, jingle singers, performers, musicians, recording engineers/producers, hayriders.
Genre / Style: Musical, Rock 'n' Roll
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: REHEARSAL MATERIAL
20 Libretti (scripts) 20 Vocal Scores
Backing Vocals Clearlake only
Featured Lead Vocal excluding Buddy
Crickets Vocals
ORCHESTRAL SCORES
2 Full Scores (Act 1 & Act 2)
2 Keyboards 1 & 2 (Clearlake)
1 Celeste
1 Piano
1 Violin
1 Bass
1 Trumpet
1 Trombone
1 Tenor Saxophone
1 Lead Guitar
1 Guitars (Rhythm/Acoustic) and Banjo
1 Drums
CD'S
FOH Sound Fx Master CD + Cue Sheets
Buddy Background Music CD
Backing Vocals excluding Clearlake Long Applause Master
Musical Numbers: That'll Be The Day, Not Fade Away, Blue Days Black Nights, Peggy Sue, Maybe Baby, Everyday, Oh Boy, Chantilly Lace, Heartbeat, La Bamba, Rave On......