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Find out where the building that the late musician recorded his final songs is located!

Buddy Holly's Final Home Spot

Born: Lubbock, TX, 1936

Years Active: 1983-1959

Member of: Buddy & Bob

Influenced by: The Clovers, Hank Ballard, Country, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley

Genre: Rock & Alternative

Biography: Buddy Holly is perhaps the most anomalous legend of '50s rock & roll -- he had his share of hits, and he achieved major rock ...

From Our Blogs

Apr 02 2009 10:00AM by Spinner Staff

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Spinner: The Raveonettes Inspired by Buddy Holly's 'Rave On' When you're borrowing a name from someone as iconic as Buddy Holly, you'd better be ready to admit it. The Raveonettes' Sharin Foo agrees: "We are not scared of being blunt about what the ... Read more

 
Feb 02 2009 14:00PM by Melinda Newman

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Spinner: The third of February marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens -- an occasion immortalized in Don McLean's 'American Pie' as "the day the music died." However, for Holly's ... Read more

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