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Buddy Holly

(1936-1959)
American rock and roll singer
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Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his two siblings.

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Born Charles Hardin `Buddy` Holley
7 September 1936
Lubbock, Texas, USA
Died
3 February 1959 (aged 22)
Clear Lake, Iowa, USA
Zodiac Virgo
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