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Buddy Holly was born in Lubbock, Texas, United States on September 7, 1936. Buddy Holly was a guitarist, singer and songwriter. Death is recorded on February 3, 1959, at the age of 22. Education on record includes Lubbock High School. Recorded honors include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986), Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1997) and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
My Take
I genuinely believe Buddy Holly is one of the most underrated stories in all of rock and roll — not because people don't know his name, but because they don't fully grasp how much he invented in just 18 months of real stardom. This kid from Lubbock, Texas was writing his own songs, producing his own sessions, playing lead guitar over rhythm, and stacking vocal harmonies in ways that nobody else was doing in 1957. That Stratocaster-and-Crickets sound directly fed the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and practically every guitar-rock band that followed. Then February 3, 1959 — the plane crash, gone at 22. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him in 1986, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award came in 1997, and both feel almost inadequate given the size of the debt the whole genre owes him.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Buddy Holly
- Name (Japanese)
- バディ・ホリー
- Reading
- ばでぃ・ほりー
- Born
- September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959
- Origin
- Lubbock, Texas, United States
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / songwriter / composer / record producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
2. Background
- High school
- Lubbock High School
Awards & achievements
- 1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 1997 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.buddyholly.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy%20Holly
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5977
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Buddy Holly born?
Born September 7, 1936.
When did Buddy Holly die?
Died February 3, 1959, aged 22.
Where was Buddy Holly from?
Buddy Holly was from Lubbock, Texas, United States.
What did Buddy Holly do?
Buddy Holly worked as guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer.
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