On this date in 1957 Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded That'll Be the Day. 10 facts about the song:
That'll Be the Day was written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison.
It was inspired by a film called The Searchers, starring John Wayne. Wayne used the line several times in the movie. Later, when they were hanging out at Jerry's house, Buddy said that it would be nice to record a hit record one day. “That’ll be the day,” Jerry replied, remembering the line from the film. The rest is history.
The first recording didn’t involve The Crickets at all but another band called The Three Tunes, who recorded it with Buddy in 1956. Decca records didn't like the result and refused to release it.
Holly recorded it again with the crickets and a new producer, Norman Petty. With the addition of backing vocalists and a key change so it better fitted Holly’s voice, and it became a massive hit.
The B-side was I'm Looking for Someone to Love.
A few months later, Decca records decided to release the first recording after all. The B side for this version was Rock Around with Ollie Vee.
That’ll be the Day was the first song John Lennon learned to play on guitar, and was also the first song recorded on a demo tape by his band the Quarrymen, which would later evolve into The Beatles.
Another significant cover version was by Linda Ronstadt who recorded it for her 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind.
The song appeared in the 1973 George Lucas film American Graffiti.
It also inspired a British film called That’ll be the Day about an aspiring rock star.
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