Buddy Holly

Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), 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 both his contemporaries and later... more

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  • Sep 7, 1936

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  • Feb 3, 1959 (age 22 years)

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  • HOLLY Buddy,
  • Buddy Holly (u.a.),
  • Charles Hardin Holley
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  • 1986
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