biography
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Holly, Buddy
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popular name of Charles Hardin Holley
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1936–59)
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| biography:
| Rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born in Lubbock, Texas, USA. Originally from a country-and-western background, he was also influenced by hill-billy, Mexican, and African-American music. He was the first to add drums and a rhythm-and-blues beat to the basic country style, and his band, The Crickets, was among the first to use the now standard rock-and-roll line-up of two guitars, bass, and drums. He left The Crickets in 1958, and was killed when a plane carrying him between concerts crashed. At the time he had released only three US albums. He became an important cult figure, much of his material being released posthumously. His most popular records include ‘That'll Be The Day’, ‘Not Fade Away’, ‘Peggy Sue’, and ‘Oh Boy’. |
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