Rave On

Background

John Fogerty, Carl Perkins, Joe Ely, Brian Setzer, Buddy Knox and others were invited to Austin City Limits to perform in a tribute concert or Buddy Holly & the Crickets in December. Directed by Gary Menotti and hosted by Kris Kristofferson,  the show was aired by the PBS in the USA on March 8th next year. The tribute concert came out on DVD on September 2004.   

Fogerty performed "It's So Easy", "Cotton Fields" and "Rave On" with The Boneshakers and Bobby King. 

"Rave On" was first recorded by Sonny West and released in February 1958. Buddy Holly released the hit version on April 20th, 1958. It was one of his six songs that charted in 1958.

As a young boy, John Fogerty made up his mind that Buddy Holly was one of those people that he was going to follow for his entire career and buy every record. "I had already gotten the first album and a few singles. I still had a paper route in the eighth grade, and getting the papers one day I saw the headline that Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens had died in a plane crash," he recalled in his autobiography (2015).

Personnel

Vocals, guitar: John Fogerty

Vocals: Bobby King

Guitar: Jack Wargo

Bass: Gerald Johnson

Drums: Donald Lindley 

Keboards: Charlie Harrison

The Boneshakers debuted with Fogerty on the Vietnam Vets concert in Washington, DC, on July 4th, 1987. 

Fans' views

"Buddy Holly would be so very proud about this."

"What? Pure '50's interpreted thru a weird '80's new wave look by a '60's icon! ! Pink guitar, mullets, and that b+ white striped scarve in the back, makes my head spin."

"Amazing amazing amazing!!!! Fogerty singing Rave On!!!! Two heroes: Fogerty and Buddy Holly!"

"Odd. He sounds a bit like Richard Thompson here."

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