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A-Z of Buddy Holly & the Crickets - Revised & Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition (Paperback, Revised and expanded 50th anniversary ed)
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A-Z of Buddy Holly & the Crickets - Revised & Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition (Paperback, Revised and expanded 50th anniversary ed)
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The plane crash of 3 February 1959 which claimed the life of Buddy
Holly was both a human tragedy, and a tragedy for rock'n'roll. In a
little under two years, Holly and his band -- the Crickets -- had
become major stars, thanks to their high standard of musicianship
and a string of memorable hits including 'That'll Be The Day',
'Rave On', 'Peggy Sue', 'Oh Boy!' and 'Heartbeat', only for their
career to be cruelly cut short. After his death, Holly's records
continued to sell in quantity for many years -- a testament to his
massive influence and the lasting popularity of his music. It may
sound strange now, but in those monochrome, pre-Internet days very
little was actually known about the singer with the unusual name
and the hiccup in his voice -- a situation that persisted until the
appearance of John Goldrosen's pioneering biography in 1975. Since
then, much more information has been uncovered, thanks to decades
of research by dedicated fans. This book draws together a mass of
Holly facts and info from a variety of published sources, as well
as the author's own original research, and presents them in an
easy-to-use encyclopaedic format. Now in its third edition, it has
proved to be a popular and valuable reference work on this seminal
rock'n'roller. This is a book that every Holly fan will want to
keep at his fingertips. A book about a musical genius who will
never be forgotten.
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