September 7th-14th, 1976
1st Buddy Holly Week
Last updated on October 25, 2023
September 7th-14th, 1976
Last updated on October 25, 2023
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Session July 1976 • Home recordings
Article August 1976 • Wings Fun Club newsletter August 1976 published
Article September 7th-14th, 1976 • 1st Buddy Holly Week
Album Sep 17, 1976 • "Ringo's Rotogravure" by Ringo Starr released in the UK
Article Sep 19, 1976 • The Beatles receive a $230 million reunion offer
Paul McCartney acquires Buddy Holly’s song catalog
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On September 7th, 1976, Buddy Holly would have had 40 years old. Paul McCartney being a fan of the man, and owning his publishing rights, decided to organize a Buddy Holly Week (from September 7th to 14th) to remember and celebrate; this would become a yearly event, always starting on the September 7th, organized till 1999.
On the opening day of the Week, a luncheon was organized at the Orangery in Holland Park, London, with Norman Petty, Buddy Holly’s manager, co-writer and producer, as the guest of honour, and invitees such as Denny Laine, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey, Queen, 10cc…
Roger and Heather Daltrey (left) and Paul and Linda McCartney were not just out for a typically British stroll. They had joined other stars like Elton John and Eric Clapton at a luncheon in honor of the late American rock pioneer Buddy Holly. The gathering, organized by a newly mustached McCartney, coincided with what would have been Holly’s 40th birthday (he was killed in a 1959 plane crash) and kicked off Buddy Holly Week throughout Britain. Explained Elton, an impressionable 11 when Holly died: “He was one of my earliest heroes”
From People Magazine, September 1976
Buddy Holly Week Lunch
At the Buddy Holly Luncheon, the Orangery, Holland Park – September 7, 1976
Left to right: Brian Brolly, MPL; Douglas Maxwell, G. Whizzard; Roy Featherstone, MCA; Brian Mulligan. Music Week; Peter Robinson, MCA; Howie Casey, Wings; Nick Nickola. UPI; Paul Winn. MPL; Alan Crowder. MPL; Tony Bramwell; Mrs. Tony Prince; Ray Coleman. M.M.; Roy Carr. N.M.E.; Tony Prince, Radio Luxembourg D.J.; John Gould, EMI; Tony Brainsby; Patti Harrison; “Unidentified Object”; “Unidentified Object”; Mrs. Vi Petty; Trevor Jones, MPL; Roger Taylor, Queen; Brian May, Queen; Elton John: Joe English, Wings; David Munns, EMI; Kevin Godley, 10cc; John Deacon, Queen; Eric Stewart, lOc.c.; Steve Harley; Michael Appleton; Yvonne Keeley; Paul Gambaccini, B.D.C. D.J.; Phil Manzanera. Roxy Music; Graham Gouldman, 10cc. Shirley Natanson. EMI; Paul Watts, EMI; Eric Hall, EMI; J. J. Jackson. U.S DJ.; “Unidentified Object”; Bob Mercer. EMI; John Beecher. Buddy Holly Fan Club.
Sealed, left to right: Christine Mackie, MPL; Eric Clapton; John Reid; Denny Laine. Wings; Joanne Laine; Norman Petty; Paul McCartney; Linda McCartney; Lol Creme. 10cc.; StephenBishop; Jane McKay; Andy McKay. Roxy Music; Sharon Manzanera; Adrienne Hunter, E. G. Management; Sue Thompson; Pauline MacLeod, Daily Mirror; Paul Thompson, Roxy Music; Ann Gillham, MPL; Ian Meldrum, Australian DJ.
Missing was Alan ‘Fluff Freeman who was busy tickling the photographer
From Club Sandwich #1, February / March 1977
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Whitney Rix Victory II • 5 months ago
Does anyone have a copy of the reel shot in Lubbock, Texas in the 80s for Buddy Holly Week? It was shot with Doug Nelson and I, the KTXT van and the limo is mine. Doug and I did the 3 Buddy Holly Music Festivals in Lubbock, Texas in the 80s. I have the picture when Maria Elena and Don McLean got the platinum for Buddy Holly Lives from our mayor. I'd love to know if the video is still around.
The PaulMcCartney Project • 5 months ago
Hi Whitney, thanks for your message that I've shared on a few Beatles forums, but so far no positive response. I will let you know if I hear back. Thanks.