Charles Hardin Holly

Buddy Holly is an American singer who has had only one and a half years of success. But this is during life. He died young, at the height of his popularity. This rise to an unattainable height allows his work to stay in the orbit of fame until now. He is one of the pioneers of the rock-roll genre, which influenced the further development of pop music. Buddy doesn't have many songs, but they remain loved for decades and live in the hearts of millions of fans.

The singer's full name is Charles Hardin Holly. He was born on September 7, 1936 in the city of Lubbock, Texas. His parents' names were Lawrence Odell Holly and Ella Paulina Drake. Buddy became the fourth child in the family.

From the very first days of his life, the boy was immersed in music. Everyone, except for the father, owned musical instruments, and the melodies in their house sounded from morning to evening. It is not surprising that at the age of 5 he began to play the violin, then studied piano, and then mastered the guitar.

The boy in the family was affectionately called Buddy, which translated from English means "boyfriend" or "friend". So his mother came up with it - it seemed to her that the name Charles was too serious for her beloved baby. Since that time, the name has stuck.

In 1949, he creates his first recording, My Two Timin 'Woman. Parents see that their son has talent, and how they can support him, come up with ideas for songs. After the appearance of an article in the Lubbock newspaper, where they speak very conservatively about teenagers who are fond of rock and roll, they even write a letter to the editor in defense of the hobbies of their son and his friends.

Buddy meets Bob Montgomery at Hutchiston Junior High School. Both are passionate about music and soon form a bluegrass band called Buddy and Bob. The guys start performing at school shows and local clubs, take part in a talent competition on local television. However, Holly wanted even more, to break out of the city. In his biography, a case is described when a preacher from a local church asked him:

To this Buddy replied:

After school, Holly dives into the world of music even more. He now has a band with which he acts as an opening act for the musicians coming to Lubbock. The turning day comes in early 1955 when Buddy saw an Elvis Presley concert. From that moment on, other genres of music ceased to exist for him - only rock and roll.

It all happened in front of Sonny Curtis, Holly's bandmate.

A strange guy in glasses even caught the eye of Elvis Presley, and after Buddy's performance as an opening act for Bill Haley, the British recording studio Decca Records signed a contract with him.

Since 1956, a new stage in his creative life begins for Buddy. It is symbolic that the musician's surname has also changed. They made a mistake in the contract - they indicated Holly instead of Holley, which did not affect the pronunciation. But it was under this name that he was destined to go down in the history of modern music.

Buddy is organizing a new team. In early 1956, work on singles began in Nashville. The creative association is called Buddy Holly and The Three Tunes. Later the group was called The Crickets.

In 1957 he recorded the song That'll Be the Day. The title of the song uses the words of the character John Wayne from the movie "The Seekers". Another version of the same song will be recorded later. The difference in tempo and key - in the first case That'll Be the Day was recorded more slowly and a half step higher. Despite the fact that the musicians themselves relied on this particular song, the recording studio chooses Blue Days, Black Nights and Modern Don Juan as their first singles. This choice does not make any impression on the listeners.

Buddy Holly has been told by Decca Records that his contract will not be renewed. Another trouble for the performer was the condition that he had no right to record the same songs for 5 years.

Manager Norman Petty takes over the Buddy Holly group. He is looking for a way out and works with other record companies. Soon, The Crickets signed a contract with Brunswick Records, and Holly himself as a solo artist - with Coral Records. Both firms are subsidiaries of Decca Records.

An interesting situation arises in which Buddy Holly has two contracts signed at once. To avoid litigation with Decca, it is decided to release the song That'll Be the Day under the "brand" of The Crickets. The single became a hit and took off to number one in the UK charts, where it remained for 3 weeks. Given this circumstance, the Decca management decides to turn a blind eye to what is happening.

By the way, together with producer Norman Petty, the artist composes and records the composition Everyday, which will later become one of the "500 greatest songs of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine". This list also includes Buddy's songs Rave On, Peggy Sue and That'll Be the Day.

At that time, there was racial division in rock and roll. Buddy Holly opposed this and sought to win over black audiences with his songs. In the film "The Life of Buddy Holly" there is a scene where, after his performance, the audience enthusiastically welcomes the "white" musician. In fact, everything was different.

The Crickets played concerts at the Apollo Theater in New York in August 1956. It took more than one concert for the audience to accept Buddy's work. Holly's two contracts, meanwhile, are paying off. Two debut albums of the artist are released. One appears in November 1957 with The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets, and in February 1958 - a solo album by artist Buddy Holly.

The singles Peggy Sue and Oh, Boy! immediately climb to the top of the charts in the US and Britain. Holly together with the group go on tour in the cities of Australia and England.

In 1958, the star's discography was replenished with the third album That'll Be the Day. It includes early recordings. Critics gave unflattering reviews, clarifying that only one song deserves attention, which gave the name to the collection.

During the life of Buddy Holly, 3 albums were released, the rest were published after his death. He left an indelible mark on the history of modern mankind. Until now, some interesting facts from the life or events associated with the name of Buddy Holly are of interest to researchers of his work.

It is known that the second hobby of the star, after music, was motorcycles. For 10 years of creativity, Buddy wrote more than 120 songs, but less than 50 compositions were published. Holly did not smoke or drink alcohol. In Quentin Tarantino's hit film Pulp Fiction, the waiter, played by Steve Buscemi, introduced himself as Buddy Holly.

In August 1958, the musician married Maria Elena Santiago, a Puerto Rican by nationality. She is 4 years older. The girl worked as a secretary for producer Murray Deutsch. As soon as he saw her, he immediately asked her out on a date and made an offer that same evening. The girl was confused and thought that he was just crazy, but soon agreed to become his wife.

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She accompanied her husband on tour. It was he who insisted that Maria Elena stay at home during the last tour. Buddy was worried about his pregnant wife. After his death, the woman had a miscarriage. Until then, Maria Elena Holly does not believe in her husband's death and has never been to his grave.

The woman later tried to improve her personal life by remarrying and having three children. She divorced her second husband.

All rights to the name, photos, images and intellectual property belong to her.

The tragedy happened during The Winter Dance Tour. The bus on which the musicians moved constantly broke down, and because of this, concerts were disrupted. The situation unnerved Buddy Holly, and he decided to fly to the next venue on a chartered plane.

Richie Valens and Big Popper were in the salon with him. The plane took off early in the morning on February 3, 1959 and was caught in a snowstorm. The cause of death for everyone on board was a plane crash. All died instantly from a strong impact on the ground.

The funeral of Buddy Holly was held on February 7 in Lubbock. He was buried along with the electric guitar.

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