Peggy Sue Got Married

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"Peggy Sue Got Married" is a song written and sung by Buddy Holly. It was released in 1959 as a 45-rpm single with "Crying, Waiting, Hoping". It refers to his song hit "Peggy Sue". It was one of the first sequels of the rock era.^[1]

Buddy Holly recorded the vocal, accompanying himself on guitar, on December 8, 1958 in apartment 4H of "The Brevoort", Fifth Avenue, Studio musicians recorded backup vocals and instrumentals on June 30, 1959 at Coral Records' Studio A in New York City. An alternate version of the song, with new instrumentals but without backup singers, was recorded in 1964.

For details about the studio recording sessions and overdubs, see the Wikipedia entry for "Crying, Waiting, Hoping".

The Crickets would record their own cover single after Buddy Holly's death in 1959.^[2] David Box a native of Lubbock, Texas and a near identical Buddy Holly soundalike would join the group as lead vocalist for this version of "Peggy Sue Got Married" (Side B) which was released in the United States as Coral 62238 in 1960. The Crickets had decided to use the original arrangements they had used for "Peggy Sue" with the only change being David Box on lead vocal.^[3]

Buddy Holly's original, undubbed home recording was used as theme music in the film Peggy Sue Got Married.^[4]

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