Buddy Holly

A Biography

by Ellis Amburn

ISBN: 0312134460
ISBN-13: 9780312134464
Format: Hardcover

Summary

Ellis Amburn chronicles the rise of Buddy Holly, through interviews with Maria Elena Holly, two of the surviving Crickets, and a number of Holly's relatives.

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"This is the comprehensive book all Buddy Holly fans have been waiting for. It brings Buddy into hard focus with in-depth interviews with family and friends."    -- Don McLean

"Whilst reading 'Buddy Holly', I began to realize just how long I'd been waiting for the book. It adds flesh and bones to the legend and does justice to the man."    -- Graham Nash

"This book brings back to life our beloved Buddy Holly, a part-Cherokee Texan who allowed us to feel cool and tingle with sexual excitement as we cruised Route 66 listening to his serenades."    -- Michael Wallis

Bibliographic Details

Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 1995
Size: 6.75 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.75 pounds
Pages: 422

Publisher's Notes

A portrait of Buddy Holly describes his friendship with Elvis, his marriage to Maria Elena, the stories behind his most significant songs, and the truth about the plane crash that ended his life.

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Hardcover - St Martins Pr (1995) - from $8.00
Paperback - St Martins Pr (1996) - from $10.20

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