NOT FADE AWAY (The Grateful Dead)
“Not Fade Away” is a song credited to Buddy Holly (originally under his first and middle names, Charles Hardin) and Norman Petty (although Petty’s co-writing credit is most likely a formality) and first recorded by Holly’s band The Crickets. The Grateful Dead recorded the song and performed it in concert 532 times, making it their seventh-most performed song. Versions of the song are included on the Skull and Roses (1971) and Rare Cuts and Oddities (1966) albums. “Not Fade Away” was the last song of the second set (before the encores) played on the last night of Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead as the song has come to signify that the fans’ love of the band and the band’s love of the fans “will not fade away”. (More from Wikipedia)
“Not Fade Away” ranks as the seventh most-performed song by the Grateful Dead in concert; they played the song an astounding 530 times. Additionally, the Buddy Holly classic is on eight of their officially released live albums.
(June 2013/1)
