What are some lesser know facts about Buddy Holly?

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according to peggy sue in her book, he was planning to divorce maria elena. also many doubt maria elena was pregnant when he died, as supposedly buddy made no mention of becoming a father on his last tour. read more

If Buddy Holly was still alive, he’d be 80 years old today. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, on September 7, 1936 with a slightly different name: Charles Hardin Holley. On his first record contract, his name was misspelled as “Holly,” and he liked it that way. read more

Buddy Holly would have been 78 years old today. You probably know that he was one of rock and roll’s most important pioneers and laid much of the track for the rock and roll train, inspiring and influencing bands as diverse as the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, the Grateful Dead, and the Ramones. read more

What happened after is better known as the Day That Music Died. What's lesser known, is that actually Holly and Jennings met almost a half decade earlier when Mr. Jennings was an unknown disk jockey Texas and remained friends up until he joined the crickets. read more