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Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American musician and singer-songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school.

He made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group "Buddy and Bob" with his friend Bob Montgomery. In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley, he decided to pursue a career in music. He opened for Presley three times that year; his band's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock and roll. In October that year, when he opened for Bill Haley & His Comets, he was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records.

Holly's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley, who had become famous for producing orchestrated country hits for stars like Patsy Cline. Unhappy with Bradley's musical style and control in the studio, Holly went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, and recorded a demo of "That'll Be the Day", among other songs. Petty became the band's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records, which released it as a single credited to "The Crickets", which became the name of Holly's band. In September 1957, as the band toured, "That'll Be the Day" topped the US and UK singles charts. Its success was followed in October by another major hit, "Peggy Sue".

The album Chirping Crickets, released in November 1957, reached number five on the UK Albums Chart. Holly made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1958 and soon after, toured Australia and then the UK. In early 1959, he assembled a new band, consisting of future country music star Waylon Jennings , famed session musician Tommy Allsup , and Carl Bunch , and embarked on a tour of the midwestern U.S. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, he chartered an airplane to travel to his next show, in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a tragedy later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died".

During his short career, Holly wrote and recorded several songs. He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars, bass, and drums. He was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw , and Elton John. He was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of "100 Greatest Artists". Wikipedia  

✵ 7. September 1936 – 3. February 1959
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Famous Buddy Holly Quotes

“I'm a-gonna tell you how it's gonna be,
You're gonna give your love to me.
I wanna love you night and day,
You know my love a-not fade away.
A-well, you know my love a-not fade away.”

Buddy Holly

Not Fade Away, written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
Song lyrics, The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)

“Hold me close and tell me how you feel
Tell me love is real.”

Buddy Holly

Words of Love
Song lyrics, Buddy Holly (1958)

“Sometimes we'll sigh — sometimes we'll cry
And we'll know why just you and I know true love ways.”

Buddy Holly

True Love Ways, written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty (1958)
Song lyrics, Singles

“You recall a girl that's been in nearly every song?
This is what I heard of course the story could be wrong.She's the one — I've been told
Now she's wearing a band of gold.
Peggy Sue got married not long ago.”

Buddy Holly

Peggy Sue Got Married (1959)
Song lyrics, Singles

“Crying, waiting, hoping, that you'll come back.
I just can't seem to get you off my mind.
Crying, waiting, hoping, that you'll come back.
You're the one I love and I think about you all the time.”

Buddy Holly

Crying (1959)
Song lyrics, Singles

“If you knew Peggy Sue — then you'd know why I feel blue
Without Peggy — my Peggy Sue.
Oh well, I love you gal — yes, I love you Peggy Sue.Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue — oh how my heart yearns for you.
Oh Peggy — my Peggy Sue.
Oh well, I love you gal — yes, I love you Peggy Sue.”

Buddy Holly

Peggy Sue, written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty
Song lyrics, Buddy Holly (1958)

“Maybe baby I'll have you,
Maybe baby you'll be true.
Maybe baby I'll have you for me. (All for me)It's funny honey you don't care-a-are,
You never listen to my prayer-a-yer,
Maybe baby you will love me someday”

Buddy Holly

someday
Maybe Baby, written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty (1957)
Song lyrics, Singles

“That'll be the day — when you say goodbye.
That'll be the day — when you make me cry.
You say you're gonna leave — you know it's a lie, 'cause
That'll be the day when I die.”

Buddy Holly

That'll Be the Day, written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty
Song lyrics, The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)

Buddy Holly Quotes about love

“All of my love — all of my kissin’
You don’t know what you’ve been a-missin’
Oh boy — when you’re with me — oh boy
The world will see that you were meant for me”

Buddy Holly

Oh Boy!, written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, and Norman Petty
Song lyrics, The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)

“Everyday — it's a gettin' closer,
Goin' faster than a roller coaster.
Love like yours will surely come my way
A hey — a hey hey.”

Buddy Holly

Everyday, written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
Song lyrics, Buddy Holly (1958)

“It's so easy to fall in love — it's so easy to fall in love.
People tell me love is for fools,
So here I go breaking all of the rules.”

Buddy Holly

It's So Easy, written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty (1958)
Song lyrics, Singles

“Words of love you whisper soft and true
Darling I love you.”

Buddy Holly

Words Of Love
Song lyrics, Buddy Holly (1958)

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