Remembering Buddy: The Definitive Biography of Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly was a rock pioneer. In an era when almost all stars were manufactured by the music industry, he wrote his own material, led his own group, played a Fender Strat, and recorded classic songs like âThatâll Be the Day,â âPeggy Sue,â âNot Fade Away,â and âItâs So Easy,â in the process influencing everyone from the Beatles to Elvis Costello. Remembering Buddy Holly traces in consumate detail Hollyâs life from his birth in Lubbock, Texas in 1936 to his tragic death in a plane crash twenty-three years later. In celebration of Hollyâs sixtieth birthday, this definitive biography was once again made available.