Buddy Holly
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Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts. In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley, he decided to pursue a career in music. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, he chartered an airplane to travel to his next show in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and the pilot in a tragedy later referred to by…
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV
Classic Albums
1997 · TV
American Bandstand
1957 · TV
The Dick Clark Show
1958 · TV
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999 · Movie
The Last Chance Dance
1984 · Movie
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
2004 · Movie
The Real Buddy Holly Story
1985 · Movie
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022 · Movie
When the Music's Over
1983 · Movie
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
1999 · Movie
A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
2004 · Movie