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| − | '''Charles Hardin 'Buddy' Holly''' (Septemnber 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959) was an early rock and roll pioneer from [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]]. The lead singer of the group called "The Crickets," | + | [[File:Buddy Holly.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Buddy Holly was most known for "Peggy Sue" and "That'll Be the Day."]] |
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| + | '''Charles Hardin 'Buddy' Holly''' (Septemnber 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959) was an early rock and roll pioneer from [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]]. The lead singer of the group called "The Crickets," Holly is most famous for his songs "Peggy Sue" and "That'll Be The Day." | ||
On February 3, 1959, the plane on which Holly was flying, crashed outside Macon City, [[Iowa]]. Killed were Holly and two other rock and roll singers, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Don McLean, a friend of both the Big Bopper and Holly, wrote the song ''American Pie'' to commemorate their death. The song refers to February 3 as "[[The Day the Music Died|the day the music died]]."<ref>[http://user.pa.net/~ejjeff/pie.html Bob Dearborn's original analysis of Don McLean's song ''American Pie'']</ref><ref>[http://understandingamericanpie.com/ Understanding ''American Pie'']</ref> | On February 3, 1959, the plane on which Holly was flying, crashed outside Macon City, [[Iowa]]. Killed were Holly and two other rock and roll singers, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Don McLean, a friend of both the Big Bopper and Holly, wrote the song ''American Pie'' to commemorate their death. The song refers to February 3 as "[[The Day the Music Died|the day the music died]]."<ref>[http://user.pa.net/~ejjeff/pie.html Bob Dearborn's original analysis of Don McLean's song ''American Pie'']</ref><ref>[http://understandingamericanpie.com/ Understanding ''American Pie'']</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:36, June 17, 2021
Charles Hardin 'Buddy' Holly (Septemnber 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959) was an early rock and roll pioneer from Lubbock, Texas. The lead singer of the group called "The Crickets," Holly is most famous for his songs "Peggy Sue" and "That'll Be The Day."
On February 3, 1959, the plane on which Holly was flying, crashed outside Macon City, Iowa. Killed were Holly and two other rock and roll singers, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Don McLean, a friend of both the Big Bopper and Holly, wrote the song American Pie to commemorate their death. The song refers to February 3 as "the day the music died."[1][2]
In 1979, Lubbock radio pioneers Larry Corbin and Jerry "Bo" Coleman and the famous musician Waylon Jennings, decided that their old friend, Buddy Holly should be honored in Lubbock. Corbin himself paid for the startup costs of the landmark Buddy Holly statue. With financial help from the proceeds of two Waylon Jennings concerts, the statue was completed and stands as a memorial to Buddy Holly. After the Holly statue, Corbin, Jennings, and Coleman developed the concept of West Texas Walk of Fame, dedicated to area musicians. The Walk of Fame inducted Holly in 1979, Jennings in 1980, Mac Davis in 1983, and Don Allison in 2018.[3]
The statue of Holly on the Walk of Fame was sculpted by Grant Speed.
See also
References
- ↑ Bob Dearborn's original analysis of Don McLean's song American Pie
- ↑ Understanding American Pie
- ↑ William Kerns (August 7, 2018). West Texas Walk of Fame to add Abbott, Allison, Livingston, Weeks. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved on August 8, 2018.
