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 Country Music legend David
Frizzell, along with The Buddy Holly
Educational Foundation, is pleased to announce
the upcoming release of a special musical
collection, The Buddy Holly Country Tribute:
Remember Me.
The indelible legacy of Buddy Holly continues to
touch fans and has inspired decades of artists
across multiple genres. Although he only played
rock and roll for a few years, the breadth of
material Holly recorded made an enormous, lasting
impression on popular music. In recent years,
Holly has been honored with a six-disc career
retrospective, a pair of best-selling tribute
albums, and two Grammy nominations for works
inspired or created by the Rock and Roll Hall of
Famer.
Now, Country Music star David Frizzell has
gathered a cadre of music’s elite for a very
special homage to Buddy Holly with The Buddy
Holly Country Tribute: Remember Me, set for
release on Sept. 7, 2014, (on what would have
been Holly’s 78th birthday). The musical
collection includes a DVD on the making of the
project. The album is a benefit for the Buddy
Holly Educational Foundation, a charitable
organization focused on musical education and
co-founded by Buddy’s widow, Maria Elena
Holly.
 Joining Frizzell for this impressive
21-track collection are six country music icons:
“Grand Ladies of Country Music” singer,
Helen Cornelius; GMA (Gospel Music Association)
and CMA (Country Music Association) Hall of Famer
Jimmy Fortune; CMA award winner T. Graham Brown;
a member of multiple Halls of Fame, multi-award
winning singer/songwriter Sonny Curtis; and the
legendary, Grammy award winner Merle Haggard.
Incidentally, this project is concurrent with the
50th year milestone in country music for Haggard.
While Buddy has been cited as “the single
most influential creative force in early Rock and
Roll,” his roots and earliest influences
were bluegrass and country music with artists
like Hank Snow and Lefty Frizzell. One of the
first songs that Buddy learned from his older
brothers, although he never recorded it, was
Scott Wiseman’s “Remember Me.”
Merle starts off this great tribute with his
version of “Remember Me.”
The tribute album is narrated by David Frizzell,
who introduces each song and its comments on its
significance to Buddy, his career and his
remarkably lasting legacy.
Two songs in the collection have a unique
backstory. At the request of the Buddy Holly
Educational Foundation, David Frizzell wrote
“Maria Elena” for Buddy Holly’s
widow, Maria Elena Holly, as a gift for her 80th
birthday. “Walk Right Back” was written
by Sonny Curtis and made a hit by The Everly
Brothers. Phil Everly was a close, personal
friend of Buddy and Maria Elena. It was hoped
that Phil would be a part of this special
collection, but the artist passed away during the
making of the project. This song is included as a
tribute to the friendship Phil Everly shared with
Buddy and Maria Elena Holly. |
J.I., Buddy Holly and Sonny Curtis |
Buddy Holly recording at
Bradleys Barn Nashville |
Sonny Curtis, Buddy Holly and Don Guess |
About The Buddy Holly
Educational Foundation:
The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation is a
charitable corporation co-founded by Maria Elena
Holly to honor the music, life, legacy and dreams
of Maria Elena’s late husband Buddy Holly.
For more information on the foundation, visit: www.tbhef.org
About David Frizzell:
David Frizzell is a multi-award winner with
honors from the Country Music Association, the
Academy of Country Music, Billboard and Music
City News. He is a three-time Grammys nominee who
does not rest on his many accolades. The writer,
producer and performer remains active on the
touring circuit, in the studio and through almost
countless other creative endeavors. For more
information, visit: www.davidfrizzell.com |
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