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Buddy Holly

Birth Name:

Charles Hardin Holley

Birth Date:

September 7, 1936

Birth Place:

Lubbock, Texas

Death Date:

February 3, 1959

Place of Death:

Albert Juhl’s corn field, 22728 Gull Avenue, Clear Lake, Iowa

Age:

Cause of Death:

Plane crash

Cemetery Name:

City of Lubbock Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Music

Associates:

Buddy Holly was an American singer-songwriter who was a key figure and pioneer of mid-1950s rock and roll music. Some of his best hits include "That'll Be The Day", "Peggy Sue", "Everyday", and "It's So Easy". He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll lineup of two guitars, bass, and drums. He was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. In 1959, Buddy Holly, along with musicians Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson died in a tragic airplane crash. The accident was famously referred to as "The Day the Music Died" in Don McLean's 1971 song "American Pie".

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

City of Lubbock Cemetery

2011 East 31st Street

Lubbock, Texas, 79404

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Section 44

Grave Location Description

Buddy Holly’s grave is about a 3 minute walk (0.2 miles drive) from the E. 31st Street Entrance. After entering the cemetery, turn right at the first intersection and head due south for about 380 feet (there is a small sign pointing the way). The grave will be on your left and very close to the road in the exact center of Section 44.