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Buddy Holly wearing a suit and glasses, smiling and snapping his fingers, posed against a plain background.
Forever young American singer and songwriter Buddy Holly, c. 1955.

Buddy Holly

American musician
Also known as: Charles Hardin Holley
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Marshall H. Crenshaw
Musician and songwriter. Author ofHollywood Rock.
Marshall H. Crenshaw
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Buddy Holly (born September 7, 1936, Lubbock, Texas, U.S.—died February 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa) was an American singer and songwriter who produced some of the most distinctive and influential work in rock music. Only 22 years old when he was killed in a plane crash along with two other young rockers, he left behind a remarkable legacy for a career so short-lived. Decades after his death, Holly remains one of greatest legends in...

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