Buddy Holly
Rock and roll, Musical Artist
1936 – 1959
Who was Buddy Holly?
Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. 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 inspired and influenced contemporary and later musicians, notably The Beatles, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Bob Dylan, Steve Winwood, and Eric Clapton, and exerted a profound influence on popular music. Holly was one of the inaugural inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Holly No. 13 among "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
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- Born
- Sep 7, 1936
Lubbock - Also known as
- Charles Hardin Holley
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- María Elena Holly
(1958/08/15 - )
- María Elena Holly
- Ethnicity
- White American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hutchinson Junior High School
- Lubbock High School
- Lived in
- Lubbock
- Died
- Feb 3, 1959
Grant Township
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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