Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American musician and singer-songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll.
He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings.
His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school.
He made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group "Buddy and Bob" with his friend Bob Montgomery.
In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley, he decided to pursue a career in music.
He opened for Presley three times that year; his band's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock and roll.
In October that year, when he opened for Bill Haley & His Comets, he was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records.
Holly's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley, who had become famous for producing orchestrated country hits for stars like Patsy Cline.
Unhappy with Bradley's musical style and control in the studio, Holly went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, and recorded a demo of "That'll Be the Day", among other songs.
Petty became the band's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records, which released it as a single credited to "The Crickets", which became the name of Holly's band.
In September 1957, as the band toured, "That'll Be the Day" topped the US and UK singles charts.
Its success was followed in October by another major hit, "Peggy Sue".
The album "Chirping Crickets", released in November 1957, reached number five on the UK Albums Chart.
Holly made his second appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in January 1958 and soon after, toured Australia and then the UK.
In early 1959, he assembled a new band, consisting of future country music star Waylon Jennings (bass), famed session musician Tommy Allsup (guitar), and Carl Bunch (drums), and embarked on a tour of the midwestern U.S. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, he chartered an airplane to travel to his next show, in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a tragedy
later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died".
During his short career, Holly wrote and recorded several songs.
He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars, bass, and drums.
He was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw (who later played Holly), and Elton John.
He was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986.
"Rolling Stone" magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of "100 Greatest Artists".
Caspar Babypants
Caspar Babypants is the stage name of children's music artist Chris Ballew, who is also widely known as the singer of The Presidents of the United States of America.
Crying, Waiting, Hoping
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping" is a song written by Buddy Holly.
It was released in 1959 as the B-side to "Peggy Sue Got Married".
Three versions of Holly's recording were released: the 1959 commercial release, the 1964 reissue with different orchestration, and Holly's original, private home recording.
Garry Tallent
Garry Wayne Tallent( born October 27, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan), sometimes billed as Garry W. Tallent, is an American musician and record producer, best known for being bass player and founding member of the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972.
As of 2013, and not counting Springsteen himself, Tallent is the only original member of the E Street Band remaining in the band.
Tallent was inducted as a member of the E Street Band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Growing up in Neptune City around the Jersey shore, Tallent took up first the tuba and then the bass.
Tallent attended Neptune High School, together with future bandmate Vini Lopez.
He was influenced by James Jamerson, Donald" Duck" Dunn, and Paul McCartney.
He started playing with Springsteen in 1971 in two earlier bands and then was an original member of the E Street Band, who formed in 1972.
Both visually and musically he stays in the background though his bass plays a key role in Springsteen's music; his most notable bass parts may be on the song" Fire" and the last verse of" Incident on 57th Street".
During the E Street Band's early years, he occasionally played the tuba on some of Springsteen's quirkier early songs, both in concert and on record( most notably" Wild Billy's Circus Story").
In addition to his work with Springsteen, Tallent has recorded with numerous other artists.
In 1987 Tallent produced the song" Crying, Waiting, Hoping" for Marshall Crenshaw on" La Bamba" soundtrack.
During the long time the E Street Band was inactive in the 1990s, Tallent moved to Nashville, having an affinity for country and western and rockabilly music.
( By this point, Tallent had already long been referred to by the nickname" The Tennessee Terror", a name given to him after once driving through Tennessee briefly on a roadtrip).
There he opened the Moon Dog recording studio and helped start the D' Ville Record Group label.
Tallent has produced such artists as Jim Lauderdale, Kevin Gordon, and Steve Forbert.
Billy Milano
Billy Milano is a Bronx- born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas.
He is the singer and- occasionally- guitarist and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and he was also the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death.
He was also the singer of United Forces, which also featured his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Dan Lilker.
Peggy Sue Got Married (song)
" Peggy Sue Got Married" is a song written and performed by Buddy Holly.
It was posthumously released in 1959 as a 45- rpm single with" Crying, Waiting, Hoping".
It refers to his hit song" Peggy Sue".
It was one of the first sequels of the rock era.
Kristian Leontiou
Kristian Leontiou (born February 1982) is a British singer of Greek Cypriot descent, and is the singer for the indie rock band One eskimO.
Astrid North
Astrid North( Astrid Karina North Radmann; 24 August 1973, Berlin – 25 June 2019, Berlin) was a German soul singer and songwriter.
She was the singer of the German band, with whom she released five Albums.
As guest singer of the band she published three albums.
Dáithí Sproule
Dáithí Sproule( born 23 May 1950) is a guitarist and singer of traditional Irish music.
His niece is the singer Claire Sproule.
Bernie Bonvoisin
Bernard Bonvoisin, known as Bernie Bonvoisin( born 9 July 1956 in Nanterre, Hauts- de- Seine), is a French hard rock singer and film director.
He is best known for having been the singer of Trust.
He was one of the best friends of Bon Scott the singer of AC/ DC and together they recorded the song" Ride On" which was one of the last songs by Bon Scott.

Question: What nationality is the performer of song Crying, Waiting, Hoping?
Answer: American