ABOUT
Buddy Holly (September 7, 1936 - February 3, 1959, b. Charles Hardin Holley) was a celebrated and pioneering rock & roll/rockabilly singer, songwriter, and guitarist who is a central figure in pop music history. With The Crickets, he recorded such classics as "That'll Be The Day" (1957), "Peggy Sue" (1957), "Oh, Boy!" (1957), and "Maybe Baby" (1958). After Holly's untimely death in 1959 in a plane crash that also took the lives of Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson, The Crickets continued to tour and record up through early 2016, with many personnel changes over the years.
Best known songs (with years) include:
- Oh, Boy! (1957)
- Peggy Sue (1957)
- That'll Be The Day (1957)
- Early In The Morning (1958)
- Fool's Paradise (1958)
- Maybe Baby (1958)
- Rave On (1958)
- Real Wild Child (1958)
- Think It Over (1958)
- It Doesn't Matter Anymore (1959)
Pop charts debut year: 1957
Years active: 1952-1959
Genres: Rock & roll, rockabilly, pop, country
Labels: Decca, Brunswick, Coral
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