María Elena Holly
María Elena Santiago, 1932年十二月二十日生於 Carrebean 地加勒比海, 美國的自治屬地 Puerto Rico 波多黎各, 首府城市 San Juan。二十二歲, 母親去世之後, 父親着她前去 New York City 紐約市寄居姑母家, 在音樂出版公司 Peer Southern Music 當辦公室接待處員工。
1957年八月, Buddy Holly 和 "The Crickets" 在樂壇初冒起, 前去 Broadway 百老匯該出版社, 與經理會面多次之後, 翌年六月, Buddy Holly 邀請 María 到紐約市一間錄音室錄製歌曲 "Early In The Morning" 作参觀訪客, 害羞的 María Santiago 從没有應男士所約, 而告知必須姑母的同意才可成行。及後, 展開第一次的兩人約會, 而 Buddy 祗用上五個小時, 便將早已預備在盒子的一支玫瑰花送上, 並向她求婚。由初約會至兩個月, 二十二歲的 Buddy Holly 與較年長四歲的 María Elena Santiago 携手同步入教堂。
1958年八月十五日, 兩人在 Buddy 家鄉 Texas 德州 Lubbock 勞博市成婚, 並定居下來, 直至 Buddy Holly 離開 "The Crickets" 才遷往紐約市居住和發展, 兩人成立 Maria Music 音樂書籍出版公司, Buddy Holly 首次出版撰寫的作品, 亦是首次當唱片監製, 交由 Brunswick 賓士域唱片公司印製和發行, 1959年一月二十七日面世, Buddy Holly 可能是假手於 Lou Giordano, 以他的歌聲把這一曲 "Stay Close To Me" 成為傳給愛妻 María 的訊息。
遇 難 噩 耗 1958年, Buddy Holly 離開樂隊之後, 與妻子 María 遷往 New York City 紐約市 Greenwich Village 格林威治村定居和發展, "The Crickets" 樂隊兩成員祇好返回 Lubbock 勞博市, 但仍然等候他回來再次合作。
1959年二月, Buddy Holly 與 Tommy Allsup, Waylon Jennings 和 Carl Bunch 同参予 "Winter Dance Party 冬季舞會" 一個到美國西北部城市的巡迴演唱會, 當時 "The Crickets" 已經有新成員 Earl Sinks 任主歌手, Buddy Holly 的好友 Sonny Curtis 亦加入成為四人組合, 在他們的錄音工作期間, 卻傳來噩耗 ....
Buddy Holly 完成西北部首站的演唱會, 接下來的城市, 因陸路冰寒難抵而放棄乘坐車輛, 决定與 Ritchie Valens 和 "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson Jr. 改乘小型飛機, 途中遇上暴風雪, 引致墜機意外, 事發1959年二月三日晚上。
Stay close to me .... Buddy Holly 的遺作, 不知他是否對愛情的承諾, 可惜歌曲面世衹有幾天, 命運卻不允許他去履行 ....
Stay Close To Me - Lou Giordano (1959)
Lyric: Buddy Holly
Guitar: Buddy Holly & Phil Everly
Stay close to me, give me your heart
Then you will see, we'll never part
Day will come and go
Stronger, you'll find our love will grow
Stay close to me, tell me you're mine
When you're with me, true love we'll find
1959年二月二十八日, 於墜機事件發生後二十五天, 一張專輯唱片隨即面世, 引致整個歐美流行樂壇和樂迷, 對事件和歌曲更為關注。
The Buddy Holly Story Vol.1 - 1959
Side 1
1. "Raining In My Heart"
2. "Early in the Morning"
3. "Peggy Sue"
4. "Maybe Baby"
5. "Everyday"
6. "Rave On!"
Side 2
1. "That'll Be the Day"
2. "Heartbeat"
3. "Think It Over"
4. "Oh, Boy!"
5. "It's So Easy!"
6. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore"
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY VOL.2 - 1960
Side 1
1. "Peggy Sue Got Married"
2. "Well . . . All Right"
3. "What to Do"
4. "That Makes It Tough"
5. "Now We're One"
6. "Take Your Time"
Side 2
1. "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
2. "True Love Ways"
3. "Learning The Game"
4. "Little Baby"
5. "Moondreams"
6. "That's What They Say"
"True Love Ways"
儘管 María Elena Holly 認為這首歌曲是 Buddy 為她而寫的結婚禮物, 但監製 Norman Petty 稱這原是他的妻子 Vi Ann Petty 於1958年六月四日, 亦是 Buddy 與 María 相約之前兩個星期, 已完成錄製, 但是, 在網上音樂平台卻没有 Vi Ann Petty 這歌曲的錄音。傳記作家 Bill Griggs 指出, 此曲的音樂曲調, 大部份是取自 Buddy Holly 最喜歡的福音歌曲 "I'll Be Alright", 亦是 María 為丈夫所選的輓曲。
"I'll Be Alright" - Angelic Gospel Singers
"True Love Ways" 1958年十月完成錄音, Dick Jacobs 與其樂手任音樂演繹, 撰詞 Norman Petty, 曲調是來自 María 的靈感中一首福音歌曲, 音樂結構由 Buddy Holly 編製, 收錄在一張由 Norman Petty 監製的専輯唱片 "The Buddy Holly Story Vol.2", 但不知為何要待至意外事件發生後, 經歴一年至1960年三月才面世。
"True Love Ways" Buddy Holly
Just you know why
Why you and I
Will bye and bye
Know true love ways
Sometimes we'll sigh
Sometimes we'll cry
And we'll know why
Just you and I
Know true love ways
Throughout the days
Our true love ways
Will bring us joys to share
With those who really care
Sometimes we'll sigh
Sometimes we'll cry
And we'll know why
Just you and I
Know true love ways
Throughout the days
Our true love ways
Will bring us joys to share
With those who really care
Sometimes we'll sigh
Sometimes we'll cry
And we'll know why
Just you and I
Know true love ways
"True Love Ways" written by Buddy Holly, Norman Petty 1958
Buddy Holly - March 1960
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1964: Frank Ifield
1965: Peter & Gordon
1967: Skeeter Davis
1971: Tirso Cruz III & Maria Leonora
1973: Darren Burn
1976: Peters & Lee
1977: Bamboo
1978: Randy Gurley, Thorleifs
1980: Mickey Gilley, Alan Price
1982: Tommy Cash
1983: Cliff Richard with The London Philharmonic Orchstra
1986: Rick Nelson
1987: Roky Erickson, David Hasselhoff, Sonny Curtis
1989: Johnny Mathis, Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts, Wojciech Gąssowski
1991: Dick Rivers, Sherry Holly, Good Rockin' Tonight
1994: David Essex and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Judy Argo
1996: The Mavericks, Lannie Garrett, Robson & Jerome
1997: Hot Rod Lincoln
2000: Lemmy & Friends
2001: El Sécondhand, Grant & Forsyth
2002: PV and the Heartbeats
2003: Erasure, P.J. Proby, Stephen Collins
2004: Roky Erickson and The Aliens
2005: Martina McBride, Aaron Watson
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2007: Zachary Stevenson, Mike Stone
2009: Pat DiNizio, Connie Fisher
2011: Jackson Browne, Tomas Nicholas , Wylie & The Wild West, My Morning Jacket
2012: Military Wives
2013: Ed Payne
2016: Vance Lane, Eddie Vuittonet and The Time Travelers, Françoise Hardy
2019: Jeffrey Foskett
DUTCH: "Jij bent van mij" written by Henk van Broekhoven - 1991
FINNISH: "Toinen kerta" written by Ari Klem - 1988
FRENCH: "Ne pleure pas" written by Dick Rivers, Mya Simille - 1965
"Nuits presque chine" written by Boris Bergman - 1998
SWEDISH: "En bild av dej" written by Maj Lis - 1972