Publisher's Synopsis
The fourth volume has Buddy Holly on the road to success, but not without hiccups, including performing at the Apollo in Harlem and the Brooklyn Paramount, where promoters had confused his sound with his (expected) look, on stage - not African-American at all. Buddy and his Crickets visit the hubbub of New York, catching up with the Everly brothers, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, in the city that never sleeps with its restaurants like Lindys, and nightclubs like the Village Gate - as well as Manny's Music Store. Manager, studio hustler Norman Petty totes demos down at Tin Pan Alley to the likes of band leader and record producer Mitch Miller, and the record business executives at Columbia, Atlantic, Decca, Brunswick, Coral and Elvis Presley's RCA. Among the other artists Buddy and his group come into contact are Alan Freed, Paul Anka, Sonny Curtis, Connie Francis, Johnny Burnett, LaVern Baker and Teresa Brewer.All the time, Buddy and the Crickets wait patiently for a best seller, hoping 'That'll Be The Day' will come up a winner while the group keep working out of Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico. There is 'Peggy Sue' and an appearance on American Bandstand. The group travels by Greyhound bus along with Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, the Everlys, Paul Anka and Clyde McPhatter in the 'Biggest Show of Stars' tour. An appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and a tour of England and Australia keeps Buddy and the Crickets in the charts.
