Buddy Holly

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Birth Name: Charles Hardin Holley

Born: 7 September 1936 Died: 3 February 1959

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 11"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: María Elena Holly

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A Change of Names (77 items)
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Published 17 years, 10 months ago

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We Die Young (35 items)
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Published 16 years, 6 months ago

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Gone, but not forgotten (2081 items)
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Published 1 year, 8 months ago

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Classic Stars as Babies (37 items)
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Published 15 years, 3 months ago

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A Death For Every Year (107 items)
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Published 13 years, 10 months ago

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Buddy Holly Videos

Everyday-Buddy Holly With Lyrics

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Buddy Holly & His Crickets "That'll Be The Day" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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Buddy Holly - Blue Days, Black Nights

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Description: Buddy Holly was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. Although his success lasted only a year and a half before his death in an airplane crash, Holly is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll." His works and innovations were copied by his contemporaries and later musicians, notably The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones, and exerted a profound influence on popular music. ... (more)

Tags: Born 1936 (3), Guitarist (3), American (3), Songwriter (3), Texan (3), Singer (3), Usa (2), Born In Texas (2), Died Aged 22 (2), Died 1959 (2), Gone Too Soon (2), Musician (2), Plane Crash (2), Aviation Death (1), The Crickets (1), Privileged (1), Bespectacled (1), Rock (1), Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (1)

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (420 music items)

"CLASS OF 1986PERFORMERSBUDDY HOLLY● ROCK AND ROLL ● ROCKABILLY ● POP ● COUNTRY ●CHARLES HARDIN HOLLEY Born: 7 September 1936 Died: 3 February 1959RIAA CERTIFICATIONS- = SINGLES = -► Gold: 1 ◄KEY SONGSThat'll Be the Day (1957) - with 'The Crickets'- selected for 'The 660 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll'- selected for the 'Grammy Hall of Fame'- ranked #124 on Rolling Stone's '500 Greatest Songs'- certified Gold by the RIAAPeggy Sue (1957)- selected for 'The 660 Songs That Shaped Rock"

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