Buddy Holly - Golden Anniversary Songbook [Paperback]

Buddy Holly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1986

27 songs by the great rock 'n' roll legend including: Peggy Sue * That'll Be The Day * It's So Easy * and more! Also includes a discography, stories on Holly's life and over 40 black and white photos.

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Sample Music Notation [24kb PDF]

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (October 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881885576
• ISBN-13: 978-0881885576
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #729,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good background material but poor transcriptions, January 15, 2000

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David E. Levine (Peekskill , NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I absolutely revere Buddy Holly. this book, however, fell short. I was a little disappointed with the tablatures. The songs are not transcribed in keys Holly used. If this was done to make the songs easier to play, a retranscription might be understandable. However, fairly simple songs are actually made somewhat difficult. An example is Peggy Sue. The song consists of a total of four chords in the key of E. Here, it is in the key of G and somehow there are five chords including two 7ths. Peggy Sue, as played by Holly has no 7ths. Not Fade Away is also a bit convoluted and transcribed in a more difficult key of E flat rather than the original (and easier to play) key of E. I was hoping to learn some other Holly songs but I can only pick out a couple from this book since the transcription is so convoluted. Having said all this, I enjoyed the photos and background material.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Scores are missing sections - a summary at best, March 29, 1999

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This review is from: Buddy Holly - Golden Anniversary Songbook (Paperback)

I purchased this book hoping for transcriptions of my favorite Buddy Holly songs. I was very disappointed. Many sections of the songs are missing. Most songs only have about 60% of the song.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get this book for the text, not the music, January 1, 2009

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J. P. McDermott (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buddy Holly - Golden Anniversary Songbook (Paperback)

This book has very good commentary on the songs, with information on when they were recorded, how they charted, etc. There is a good concise biography, and some discussion of Buddy's lasting influence. These sections are very informative and interesting.

The song transcription are, as is often the case, suitable for piano, but not guitar. Songs recorded in the key of A are presented here in Bb, creating some confusion for the beginning guitarist.

If you can get past that, the well-written editorial content, and the inclusion of some Buddy's great lesser-known songs, makes this book a fine addition to your Buddy Holly collection.