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Death is very often referred to as a good career move.
I'm not trying to stump anybody... it's the beauty of the language that I'm interested in.
If anyone asks you what kind of music you play, tell him 'pop.' Don't tell him 'rock'n'roll' or they won't even let you in the hotel.
Without Elvis none of us could have made it.... (more Buddy Holly quotes)
Died when his chartered plane (N 3794 N) crashed. Also on board and killed in the crash were Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson).
His date of death (February 3, 1959) was forever immortalized as "The Day the Music Died" in the song "American Pie" by Don McLean.
Many, including Holly's father and his manager, were against Buddy's marriage to Maria Elena Santiago, a y... (more Buddy Holly trivia)
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