Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story – Hull New Theatre
So engrossed was I while watching Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story at the Hull New Theatre on Thursday evening, that for a fleeting moment I really felt I was watching the man himself.
Ridiculous, of course, as the real Buddy died in a plane crash on February 3rd, 1959.
But so impressive was AJ Jenks as the spectacle-wearing rock ’n’ roller, it was difficult not to be transported back to a time when, not only was the music groundbreaking and fantastic, but, hallelujah, every word was clearly audible, meaning the songs were ripe to sing along to.
And, over 60 years later, that’s exactly what we in the audience did from the very first note Buddy and his backing group, The Crickets, struck up.
Buddy (Jenks) on his guitar and The Crickets - bassist Joe B Mauldin (Melker Nilsson), ...