Buddy Holly
Known for
Acting
Born
September 7, 1936
Birthplace
Lubbock, Texas, USA
Died
February 3, 1959 (aged 22)
Biography
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts. In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley, he decided to pursue a career in music. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, he chartered an airplane to travel to his next show in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and the pilot in a tragedy later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died" in his song "American Pie".
During his short career, Holly w...
Best known work
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
American Bandstand
1957
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
Classic Albums
1997
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017
The Dick Clark Show
1958
The Real Buddy Holly Story
1985
Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets
2019
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
2004
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
2003Filmography
2022
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"as Self (archive footage)
2019
Classic Albums: The Chirping Cricketsas Self (archive footage)
2017
Buddy Holly: Rave Onas Self (archive footage)
2012
The True Buddy Holly Storyas Self (archive footage)
2009
Buddy Holly: The Definitive Storyas Self (archive footage)
2005
The Music of Buddy Holly and The Cricketsas Self (archive footage)
2004
2004
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybodyas Self (archive footage)
2003
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2as Self (archive footage)
1999
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Diedas Self (archive footage)
1999
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50sas Self (archive footage)
1997
1985
The Real Buddy Holly Storyas Self (archive footage)
1984
1983
When the Music's Overas Self (archive footage)
1958
1957
1948