Buddy: The Very Best of Buddy Holly

Compilation by Buddy Holly

Released 2000

Abraham “Boomie” Richman
tenor saxophone [1]
Al Caiola
guitar [1]
Boots Randolph
tenor saxophone [12]
Buddy Holly
acoustic guitar [5], guitar [2-3, 6-7, 11, 16], vocal [1-3, 5-7, 9, 11-12, 16]
C. W. Kendall
piano [7]
Cliff Leeman
drums (drum set) [1]
Dick Jacobs
conductor [1], producer [1]
Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra
performing orchestra [1]
Don Guess
bass [9, 11]
Doris Johnson
harp [1]
Doug Kirkham
percussion [11]
Ernest Hayes
piano [1]
Farris Coursey
drums (drum set) [12]
George Atwood
bass [2]
Grady Martin
guitar [9, 11-12]
Herbert Bourne
violin [1]
Irving Spice
violin [1]
Jerry Allison
drums (drum set) [2-3, 6-7, 16]
Joe B. Mauldin
bass [6-7, 16]
Julius Held
violin [1]
Leo Kruczek
violin [1]
Leonard Posner
violin [1]
Niki Sullivan
guitar [6, 16]
Norman Petty
producer [2-3, 5-8, 16], recording [3]
Owen Bradley
producer [9, 11-12]
Paul Winter
violin [1]
Ray Free
violin [1]
Sanford Bloch
bass guitar [1]
Sonny Curtis
guitar [3, 9, 11]
Sylvia Shulman
violin [1]
The Fireballs
background vocals [5, 8], instrument [5]
Tommy Allsup
guitar [2]