Acting
Buddy Holly
1936 · Lubbock, Texas, USA
14 films
Bio
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 crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and the pilot in a tragedy later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died" in his song "American Pie".
Filmography
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
Self (archive footage)
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Self (archive footage)
The Music of Buddy Holly and The Crickets
Self (archive footage)
The Last Chance Dance
Songs
Buddy Holly: Rave On
Self (archive footage)
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Self (archive footage)
When the Music's Over
Self (archive footage)
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets
Self (archive footage)
A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
Himself
Buddy Holly: The Definitive Story
Self (archive footage)