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BUDDY HOLLY

Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley on September 7, 1936 in Lubbock, Texas and was an American musician, singer-songwriter and a rock and roll pioneer. Buddy formed his first musical partnership Buddy & Jack in 1952 with Jack Neal, and then Buddy & Bob with schoolfriend Bob Montgomery in 1953. Buddy Holly turned his attentions to a solo career, opening for Elvis Presley and Bill Haley and his Comets when they appeared in Lubbock. Buddy’s next band signed to Decca, misspelling his name in his contract as Holly rather than Holley, which ended up sticking with the e-free option. Buddy Holly’s next move saw him forming The Crickets with Niki Sullivan on rhythm guitar, Jerry Allison on drums, and Joe B. Mauldin on bass, and scored a UK Official Chart Number 1 in 1957 with That’ll Be The Day and concurrently had hits with songs both solo and as part of the Crickets. On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and ‘The Big Bopper’ J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. Buddy Holly became the first artist to score a posthumous UK Number 1 single when It Doesn’t Matter Anymore reached the top spot in April 1959.

BUDDY HOLLY Songs stats

UK No. 1s
1
UK Top 10s
6
UK Top 40s
21
UK Top 75s
23
Weeks in the Top 1
3
Weeks in the Top 10
42
Weeks in the Top 40
159
Weeks in the Top 75
190

BUDDY HOLLY Albums stats

UK No. 1s
2
UK Top 10s
10
UK Top 40s
15
UK Top 75s
15
Weeks in the Top 1
4
Weeks in the Top 10
106
Weeks in the Top 40
333
Weeks in the Top 75
358

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addickted2hcharlton

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I love is music thass for sure n true love ways always.

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Don Herbel

1

Just saw a Buddy Holly tribute show in Fort Atkinson, WI, great songs... Shame he died so young!

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Keith

2

The guy was a giant could have been the best ever, probably was.

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gruppenfuhrer

1

bigger than elvis the beatles and the stones