Todd Meredith: Buddy Holly Tribute

Audience members will receive a high energy rock show from very talented musicians. For bars, weddings, or longer parties, they have well over a hundred songs and hours of material in their repertoire from the 50's rockabilly catalogue, and they are always willing to branch out and learn requested songs for particular clients.

They also offer two full length Buddy Holly tribute shows.

THAT'LL BE THE DAY gives a fresh take on the catalog of Buddy Holly & The Crickets, featuring all of the band's hits as well as some lesser known gems. The Rave-Ons will take you on a musical journey starting with Buddy's early recordings and ending with the story of his ill fated final tour. Audience members will get to hear humerous banter between the songs as well as receive an interesting history lesson about this influential group.

THE NIGHT THE MUSIC LIVED is a 90 minute recreation of the final concert of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. Using information gathered from documentaries, books, and the memories of musicians at the show, all the songs from that memorable concert are played with utmost attention to detail and accuracy. Audience members learn exactly what happened that fateful night through monologues by the performers in between each set. Featuring classic songs like That'll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, It's So Easy, La Bamba, Oh Donna, and Chantilly Lace,The Night The Music Lived is a sure fire hit at theatrical venues and corporate events.

Todd Meredith and The Rave-Ons have been playing the music of Buddy Holly and The Crickets together since 2011 in tribute concerts across the nation. All members of the group just came off of the most recent national tour of the musical, BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. Now based out of New Jersey, they often play BB King's Blues Club in New York City and receive large crowds in NY and NJ area clubs. Upon completing the highly successful 2013 national tour of Buddy the musical, Todd and The Rave-Ons are back on the east coast and ready to bring the innocent joy of Buddy's music to your party or function. They have played together all over the country, delighting audiences in New York City, Reno, Memphis, Jacksonville, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, and Illinois. Unlike other tribute bands of the same nature, all members of The Rave-Ons are in their twenties, giving the performance a youthful energy and exuberance that cannot be matched. Yet, those that have witnessed them perform have experienced a high level of professionalism and musicianship that goes far beyond their years. They are also incredibly friendly, easy going, and great to work with.

The first show offered is called THAT'LL BE THE DAY: A Tribute to Buddy Holly and The Crickets. It consists of two, hour long sets that takes the audience on a musical journey through the career of Buddy Holly and The Crickets. The Rave-Ons play all of Buddy Holly's greatest hits and some other popular 50's rock tunes that inspired Buddy. There's lots of hilarious banter in between the songs and the audience will receive an educational background on the routes of rock and roll while witnessing one of the most energetic and entertaining musical acts out there. All four band members are featured with impressive solos on their instruments and our upright player performs show stopping tricks on his bass.

They also produce a 90 minute recreation of Buddy Holly's last concert that features performers who impersonate Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper as well as a horn section). The tribute show is called The Night The Music Lived and the performers play all the songs that were actually played at that final concert while going in depth about the story of what happened that fateful night.

Finally, Todd's newest show is called A Rockabilly Christmas. It features rockabilly Christmas tunes like Jingle Bells Rock, Run Run Rudolph, and Jingle Bell Rock to name a few along with Buddy Holly favorites.

The band also has over 100 songs in their repertoire, mostly 50's rockabilly but also including later well known classic rock songs if you are interested in just booking them for a party concert. This band is great for all ages and multiple generations. Bring your kids and grandkids and watch them fall in love with the music that you grew up on. It's just great fun that will have you singing along and dancing in your seats. Keep Buddy's legacy and music alive by booking this act today.

Todd's bios:

Todd Meredith was born in Buffalo and now lives in New York City. Though playing guitar and singing in bands throughout high school and college, he started his performing career as a theater actor immediately out of college. In summer of 2007, he took on the role of Buddy Holly in the jukebox musical entitled BUDDY: the Buddy Holly Story at a small theater in Gloversville, NY and fell in love with the legendary rock and roller’s music and story. Over the past eight years, he has now starred as Buddy in 11 productions of the musical across the country in New York, Tennessee, Colorado, New Jersey, Florida, Missouri, Illinois, and Arizona. Perhaps his favorite was performing with his fellow members of the Rave-Ons in Reno, Nevada at the El Dorado Casino Showroom.
The natural progression was to start a Buddy Holly tribute band with his favorite “Crickets” and perform live concerts throughout the northeast. Todd has also performed as one of the lead males in four productions of the Johnny Cash musical, Ring Of Fire, as well as in a Beatles Live Request Tribute Concert entitled Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!: a Concert Celebration, for which he learned over 100 Beatles songs. He has released two Buddy Holly tribute albums. The first was released in 2009 under the name, NOT FADE AWAY, and includes six updated Buddy Holly covers as well as six original songs he wrote with fellow Buddy Holly impersonator, Anthony Rand. The second, ROCK, RHYTHM, and BLUES, was released in 2011 and includes 15 of Todd’s favorite Buddy Holly tunes which he kept very true to the originals. You can learn more about Todd or purchase these albums at (link hidden).

Tech rider can be provided upon request. Todd's band will perform anywhere, no matter what the stage and lighting of your venue permits. Musicians provide their own amps and instruments at no extra charge. If the event planner can provide us with microphones, P.A. system, and monitors that would be preferable, but is not necessary. We can provide these services for a nominal extra fee.