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Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American musician and singer-songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school.
Birth Name
Charles Hardin Holley
Born
Monday, 07 September 1936
Died
Tuesday, 03 February 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Day the Music Died/American Pie | 2022 | |
| Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres | Self - Musician | 2022 |
| King of Cool | Self | 2021 |
| My Name Is Lopez | Self | 2021 |
| ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre | Self | 2019 |
| Buddy Holly: Rave On | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self - Singer and Songwriter | 2014 |
| The Sixties | Self | 2013 |
| The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger's Glory Years | Self | 2011 |
| Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics | Self | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Day the Music Died/American Pie | 2022 | |
| Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres | Self - Musician | 2022 |
| King of Cool | Self | 2021 |
| My Name Is Lopez | Self | 2021 |
| ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre | Self | 2019 |
| Buddy Holly: Rave On | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self - Singer and Songwriter | 2014 |
| The Sixties | Self | 2013 |
| The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger's Glory Years | Self | 2011 |
| Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics | Self | 1999 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Behind the Music | Self | 1997 |
| Classic Albums | Self | 1997 |
| The Beatles Anthology | Self | 1995 |
| The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Self | 1995 |
| Twist | Self | 1992 |
| All You Need Is Love | Self | 1977 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| The Dick Clark Show | Self | 1958 |
| American Bandstand | Himself | 1952 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
