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Name: Buddy Holly
From: Lubbock, Texas
Lifespan: 1936-1959
Genre: Rock and roll
Releases:
(official albums)
The “Chirping” Crickets
Buddy Holly
That’ll Be the Day
Info:
His influence on not only the early days of Rock n Roll but still music today cannot be ignored, arguably one of the greatest musicians of all time Buddy Holly wasn’t around long but his impact was phenomenal. Starting out forming the band ‘The Crickets’ he went on to a solo career as well, having both at the same time until he wanted to go to New York and his band wanted to go back to Lubbock. Specialising in simple rock songs that were a blend of rock n roll and rockabilly a few years was all it took to leave his mark on the world and become a guaranteed member of the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. Through the years he has been featured in movies such as ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ played by Gary Busey, and ‘La Bamba’ played by Marshall Crenshaw. There’s also been many songs written about or featuring Buddy Holly such as Weezer’s ‘Buddy Holly’ and Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’. The McLean song revolved around The Day the Music Died which is the day that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, and the pilot of the plane died in a plane crash.

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