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Lubbock TX, United States (1936 – 1959)
Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holley (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. 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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Marfa-Martha wrote:
he is much better then Elvis!
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riot_grrrl77 wrote:
King of rock and roll
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Lordnecronus wrote:
he would have been bigger then the beatles [3]
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Dutchie1991 wrote:
he would have been bigger then the beatles [2]
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iamcheryltweedy wrote:
Buddy, I love you.
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Shyrf wrote:
Он был слишком хорош для этого мира.
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Jeggles wrote:
I can't believe he was only 22. :(
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tmanrocker wrote:
he would have been bigger then the beatles
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Ilikefords4ever wrote:
Also there is a difference of sound between a record and cd try it if you can usin the same song on both
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Ilikefords4ever wrote:
I'm 16 and I hate new music old music sounds better w/out all those music mixers and digital stuff. I like to listen to My records more than my cd's and back then it was skill and talent of voices
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Scarlett1991 wrote:
I LOVE his music.
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BrunoLazzarotto wrote:
ro-ock n' roll !
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mortytoad wrote:
The Real King.
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graham coxon!
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So pretty music..
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Legend!
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Godlike
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lovely
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buddy holly
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