Buddy Holly

Biography

Charles Hardin Holley, 7 September 1936, Lubbock, Texas, USA, d. 3 February 1959, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA. Holly was one of the first major rock ‘n’ roll groundbreakers, and one of its most influential artists. He wrote his own songs, recorded with a self-contained guitar-bass-drums combo, experimented in the studio and even changed the image of what a rock singer could look like: until he came along, the idea of a bespectacled rock idol was unthinkable. Holly’s hiccupping vocal... Read more

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Doo Wop Drama Movies Easy Listening Music Videos & Concerts Pop / Rock Pop / Rock Soundtrack

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rockabilly

rock and roll

50s

oldies

rock

rock n roll

classic rock

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