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Lubbock TX, United States (1936 – 1959)
Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holley (7 September 1936 – 3 February 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. That spelling was then adopted for his professional career.
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 and The Rolling Stones, and exerted a profound influence on popular music. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Holly #13 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Biography
Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas to Lawrence Odell Holley and Ella Pauline Drake in 1936. The Holleys were a musical family and as a young boy Holley learned to play piano, guitar, fiddle and the violin (his brothers oiled the strings so much that no one could hear him play). In 1949 Buddy cut a demo of Hank Snow’s ‘My Two-Timin’ Woman’ on a home tape recorder, his first known recording. During the fall of that year he met Bob Montgomery in Hutchinson Junior High School. They shared a common interest in music and soon teamed up as the duo “Buddy and Bob.” Initially influenced by bluegrass music, they sang harmony duets at local clubs and high school talent shows. His musical interests grew throughout high school while singing in the Lubbock High School Choir.
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 and The Rolling Stones, and exerted a profound influence on popular music. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Holly #13 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Biography
Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas to Lawrence Odell Holley and Ella Pauline Drake in 1936. The Holleys were a musical family and as a young boy Holley learned to play piano, guitar, fiddle and the violin (his brothers oiled the strings so much that no one could hear him play). In 1949 Buddy cut a demo of Hank Snow’s ‘My Two-Timin’ Woman’ on a home tape recorder, his first known recording. During the fall of that year he met Bob Montgomery in Hutchinson Junior High School. They shared a common interest in music and soon teamed up as the duo “Buddy and Bob.” Initially influenced by bluegrass music, they sang harmony duets at local clubs and high school talent shows. His musical interests grew throughout high school while singing in the Lubbock High School Choir.
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my_eggs_behind wrote:
53 years ago the day the music died[3]
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Sentenzia22 wrote:
Not Fade Away!!11oneone
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peeves111 wrote:
53 years...Wow. Buddy you were way before my time - But thank you so much for everything you did for music. NEVER forgotten Rest in Peace.
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Calbernada wrote:
Wow! 53 years ago today.... RIP Buddy, there will never ever be another like you. :-(
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drinkinwine wrote:
Unforgettable.
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BowieFreak wrote:
Rest in peace, Buddy. Love ya
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Lou_rock wrote:
The Day the Music died. RIP Buddy Holly.
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ArturDulov wrote:
rip
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TallicLizzy wrote:
RIP Buddy
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Pinkerton- wrote:
The day the music died... rip :/
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ladalad wrote:
53 years ago the day the music died (2)
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rewixas wrote:
53 years ago The Day the Music Died
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Colton56 wrote:
People take comments too seriously.
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ledpeach wrote:
He sure is.
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Nakkinak wrote:
He is no hipster, he is a god
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promisedeyes wrote:
I'd like to live in the 50s, but not forever. Hey Doc? DOC? DOC! Can I borrow the DeLorean?
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a-Algebra wrote:
Ну совсем не скажешь, что человек в 50-х жил! Песни на все времена. Very very good man!!!
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YurecOgurec wrote:
Легенда!
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AlternateRaiL wrote:
Actually the Hipster subculture started in 1940, 10 years before Holly at his most prolific. Hipsters of the time could be described as "white guys with 'black' interests". Rock & Roll was essentially re-appropriated from Blues, pioneered by the African American population of America. "Hipster" seems about right. But of course you're not talking about real hipsters, you're talking about what the internet taught you last year was a hipster, which is wrong.
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