Buddy Holly
Birthday
1936/09/07
Day of death
1959/02/03 (22 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Lubbock, Texas, USA
Also know as
Charles Hardin Holley
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 cras...Read more
Acting
(2004) Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
as Self (archive footage)
(1983) When the Music's Over
as Self (archive footage)
(2012) The True Buddy Holly Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
as Himself
(1999) Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) Buddy Holly: Rave On
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
as Self (archive footage)
(1985) The Real Buddy Holly Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) The Music of Buddy Holly and The Crickets
as Self (archive footage)
(2009) Buddy Holly: The Definitive Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1957) American Bandstand
as Self
(1958) The Dick Clark Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1997) Classic Albums
as Self (archive footage)