Cover of DEAREST in 1958 - solo vocal tapes handled by Norman Petty, using Buddy's voice over a Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs background as Umm Oh Yeah, Dearest ('63)
Cover of SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE in 1959 - posthumously arranged by Norman Petty with Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
Cover of I'LL BE ALRIGHT in 1959 - opening notes of True Love Ways; cut at Pythian Temple Studio in NYC along with Raining In My Heart and It Doesn't Matter Anymore; posthumously on The Buddy Holly Story Vol II; hit UK
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