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Buddy Holly, b. Charles Harden Holley in
Texas, Sept. 7, 1936, was a leader of the first generation
of rock-and-roll artists until his death in a plane crash
on Feb. 3, 1959. Holly's band, The Crickets, recorded his
highly successful "That'll Be The Day" in 1957,
and "Peggy Sue" established him as a national celebrity.
As a singer and guitarist he had an important influence on
the Beatles, and his songs are still being recorded years
after his death. The 1978 film The Buddy Holly Story is a
fairly accurate portrayal of his life.
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