Buddy Holly: The Real Story

by EllisAmburn (Author)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $6.70

  Buddy Holly was the living personification of the American dream - young, talented and in love. His image and memory have been cast in stone since his tragic death at the age of 22. Ellis Amburn's biography liberates Buddy from the constraints of myth, the chains of perfection. Buddy had been portrayed as a shy, polite and correct gangling youth for so long, that the hardback edition of this book was at first greeted with controversy. This biography is based on new materials and conversations with those who were closest to Holly, and it reveals a rock 'n' roll hero very different to the one we all thought we knew.

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  Paperback
  2002

  $3.27

  The myth of rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly has endured since the 1960s. The image of the polite, correct and sweet-natured youth from Lubbock, Texas has been endorsed by plays, films and books. This title offers the whole story, revealed by Buddy's friends, family and lovers. Now Buddy can be seen as the archetypal rock 'n' roll rebel he was. From his humble origins in the conservative Bible Belt to his pivotal role in the shaping of rock 'n' roll, every part of his life and work is examined in this biography. Holly's sudden death in a plane crash at the age of 22 was a key moment in musical history.