Listening To An Original Buddy Holly Studio Recording in Clovis, New Mexico

Buddy Holly recorded his early hits in Clovis, New Mexico at the Norman Petty Recording Studio. Jay Fisher's father was Petty's engineer and saved the original equipment used in that studio in the mid 1950s. Most of the equipment you see in the video, including the large metal audio mixer, was used to record Holly - including his first big hit, "That'll Be The Day" - one of the most important records in American music history. (Fun Fact: that was the first song The Beatles ever recorded in a studio session together.) This analog recording (captured on my Iphone) makes Buddy Holly seem like he's literally standing in the room with us. I'd never heard his voice like this before. It was truly incredible. The Norman & Vi Petty Rock N Roll Museum in Clovis has lots of historic memorabilia from the studio and local Clovis music history. The museum's recording studio can also be visited and if you're lucky, you'll have the chance to meet Jay and his wife and hear one of these musical treasures in analog!