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Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

  1. PLAYLIST: New collection rounds up all Buddy Holly recordings
    Detroit Free Press logo Detroit Free Press 5 hours ago

    When it comes to influential figures in rock 'n' roll, only a handful are as important as Buddy Holly. And yet it has taken until now for a truly comprehensive retrospective of his music to be issued in the post-vinyl era. Full Article at Detroit Free Press

  2. Los Lonely Boys Release Dallas Cowboys Theme Song
    antiMUSIC logo antiMUSIC 5 days ago

    11/24/2009 . Los Lonely Boys are back in stores with a new EP covering classic rock songs from the year 1969. Full Article at antiMUSIC

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago
    Buddy Holly's guitar is displayed at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on December 2, 2008, press preview day. The Grammy Museum will celebrate its grand opening with a slate of activities from December 3 - 6.

    Buddy Holly's guitar is displayed at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on December 2, 2008, press preview day. The Grammy Museum will celebrate its grand opening with a slate of activities from December 3 - 6. View Photo »

  4. I borrowed a tape from his bedroom. It just absolutely blew my mind. It was Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran. I had never heard anything like it. The guitars would screech, and I could hear Gene Vincent's Blue Caps in the background screamin', absolutely screamin' on some tracks. It was half ...
    SOURCE: NPR 1 week ago
  5. Los Lonely update
    Salt Lake Tribune 5 days ago

    Los Lonely Boys are back in stores with a new EP covering classic rock songs from the year 1969. Titled — what else? — "1969," the EP includes covers of The Doors, Buddy Holly, and Santana, and others. Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune

  6. Aziz Ansari (Parks & Rec) talks about music; gains indie cred while doing so.
    OH NO THEY DIDN'T logo OH NO THEY DIDN'T 5 days ago

    Age 10 When I was growing up in South Carolina, that's when I started getting MTV. That was probably around when a lot of the alternative music videos were starting to air a lot, things like Nirvana. I liked "Lithium". Full Article at OH NO THEY DIDN'T

  7. Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Reviews: Beyoncé, Rihanna, Buddy Holly, The Doors, Susan Boyle, and More
    Huffington Post logo Huffington Post 6 days ago
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    "You had me at hello," sings Beyoncé Knowles as the soul-pop diva embraces scores of outreached hands while working her way to the stage through a crowd of 1500 at the Wynn Hotel's Encore Theater in Las Vegas. Full Article at Huffington Post

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago
    A poster of Buddy Holly hangs in the entrance of the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa.

    A poster of Buddy Holly hangs in the entrance of the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa. View Photo »

  9. I wanted to be like Buddy Holly or Sid Vicious or Rupert Brooke and have achieved everything I was going to do and done it all by the time I was 21 and then die glamorously. Unfortunately, it didn't happen like that.
    SOURCE: OH NO THEY DIDN'T 2 weeks ago
  10. Weezer - Buddy Holly
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 33 months ago
  11. Brooklyn Photo Exhibit Rocks Out
    NY1 6 days ago

    From Buddy Holly to Bruce Springsteen, a new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum takes a unique look at life behind the mic for some the greatest rockers of all time. Full Article at NY1

  12. Moab man embraces simple life living in cave
    Denver Post 1 week ago

    last name Shellabarger, is unfettered with worries about a mortgage or bills or income. Full Article at Denver Post

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About Buddy Holly

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Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally as Buddy Holly (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959) was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. The change of spelling of "Holley" to "Holly" came about because of an error in a contract he was asked to sign, listing him as Buddy Holly. Full Article

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A poster of Buddy Holly hangs in the entrance of the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa. It's been nearly 50 years since the single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.
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  1. Buddy Holly's guitar is displayed at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on December 2, 2008, press preview day. The Grammy Museum will celebrate its grand opening with a slate of activities from December 3 - 6. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

    Buddy Holly's guitar is displayed at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on December 2, 2008, press preview day. The Grammy Museum will celebrate its grand opening with a slate of activities from December 3 - 6.

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  2. A poster of Buddy Holly hangs in the entrance of the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa. It's been nearly 50 years since the single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    A poster of Buddy Holly hangs in the entrance of the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa. It's been nearly 50 years since the single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.

    View Photo »
  3. A poster showing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson hangs on a wall in the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    A poster showing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson hangs on a wall in the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa.

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  4. Musical artist Buddy Holly's Gibson guitar is seen during the press preview of The Country Music Sale at Christies Auction House in New York, November 23, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 days ago

    Musical artist Buddy Holly's Gibson guitar is seen during the press preview of The Country Music Sale at Christies Auction House in New York, November 23, 2009.

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  5. British musician Graham Nash performs for a satellite radio show to promote his new retrospective boxed set in New York January 29, 2009. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

    British musician Graham Nash performs for a satellite radio show to promote his new retrospective boxed set in New York January 29, 2009.

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  6. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 02: Luke Tonkin, Scott Cameron and Phillip Simmons pose during a media call for ''The Buddy Holly Story'' at the Lyric Theatre on February 2, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 02: Luke Tonkin, Scott Cameron and Phillip Simmons pose during a media call for ''The Buddy Holly Story'' at the Lyric Theatre on February 2, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

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  7. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 02: Luke Tonkin, Scott Cameron and Phillip Simmons pose during a media call for ''The Buddy Holly Story'' at the Lyric Theatre on February 2, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 02: Luke Tonkin, Scott Cameron and Phillip Simmons pose during a media call for ''The Buddy Holly Story'' at the Lyric Theatre on February 2, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

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  8. Flowers adorn a memorial, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at the spot where the plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson crashed killing all aboard, Feb. 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    Flowers adorn a memorial, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at the spot where the plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson crashed killing all aboard, Feb. 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa.

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  9. Jeff Nicholas looks at a monument he set up near the spot where the plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson crashed killing all aboard, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, near Clear Lake, Iowa. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    Jeff Nicholas looks at a monument he set up near the spot where the plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson crashed killing all aboard, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, near Clear Lake, Iowa.

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  10. A Don McLean autographed copy of the lyrics for the song "American Pie" are seen on a wall in the green room at the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    A Don McLean autographed copy of the lyrics for the song "American Pie" are seen on a wall in the green room at the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa.

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  11. Shown is the dance floor in the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa. It's been nearly 50 years since the single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    Shown is the dance floor in the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa. It's been nearly 50 years since the single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.

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AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

A poster of Buddy Holly hangs in the entrance of the Surf Ballrom, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Clear Lake, Iowa. It's been nearly 50 years since the single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.

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  1. I borrowed a tape from his bedroom. It just absolutely blew my mind. It was Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran. I had never heard anything like it. The guitars would screech, and I could hear Gene Vincent's Blue Caps in the background screamin', absolutely screamin' on some tracks. It was half ...
    SOURCE: NPR 1 week ago
  2. I wanted to be like Buddy Holly or Sid Vicious or Rupert Brooke and have achieved everything I was going to do and done it all by the time I was 21 and then die glamorously. Unfortunately, it didn't happen like that.
    SOURCE: OH NO THEY DIDN'T 2 weeks ago
  3. The logic behind this place, in reading what historians have said about the Cotton Club, is this is where not only Elvis Presley played, but it's also where young Lubbock talent like Buddy Holly played ... It was a place not just for established names, but it was for acts who wanted an opportunity to pl...
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 4 weeks ago
  4. the most profitable venue that bands could play at between Los Angeles and Dallas ... The place revolutionized music in the 1950s and '60s. Elvis saw Fats Domino there. Chuck Berry and Little Richard played there. Buddy Holly was into playing country before he saw Elvis play at the Cotton Club. Buddy's ...
    SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1 month ago
  5. There's a Buddy Holly-Roy Orbison influence ... But also a side that's kept up with the times. I think today roots music can mean just about anything.
    SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times 1 month ago
  6. We were sitting together in Clear Lake, Iowa where they had just designated the Surf Ballroom -- the site where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper played their last shows -- as a historic landmark. He said, 'we should do the same thing for your place in Austin.' My first reaction was disbeli...
    SOURCE: Hollywood Reporter 2 months ago
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