265 The Crickets with Buddy Holly (1936-1959) “That’ll Be the Day” 1957

“The day after seeing the film [John Wayne’s The Searchers, 1956], Buddy and Jerry [Allison] constructed a song around the phrase, a song which embodied the toughness, cynicism and bluster that Wayne had put into the line. It was the first time they had ever written a song together” (Goldrosen and Beecher, Remembering Buddy). Listed on the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. 

The Crickets with Buddy Holly “That’ll Be the Day”