BUDDY HOLLY CENTER

LUBBOCK, TX

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The Buddy Holly Center is a museum and performing arts center located in Lubbock, Texas. It is dedicated to the

BUDDY HOLLY CENTER is a Uncategorized or General Museum in LUBBOCK TX. US MID #8404800374

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

Buddy Holly Charles Hardin &quot;Buddy&quot; Holley was born in Lubbock on September 7, 1936, to Ella Pauline (Drake) and Lawrence Odell &quot;L.O.&quot; Holley. The youngest of four children, Buddy grew up in a musical household, with his mother and siblings singing and playing instruments. Buddy showed musical aptitude, taking violin, piano and steel guitar lessons. He took up the acoustic guitar after his brother, Travis, bought a $15 Harmony model. Buddy, with other young Lubbock &quot;pickers,&quot; formed several country groups. In 1955, he saw Elvis Presley in concert and was very impressed by Presley's rhythm and performance style. Buddy and his friends were opening for big country acts at the Fair Park Coliseum when Eddie Crandall, an agent and manager, saw a performance and helped Buddy broker a Decca recording contract. Buddy's last name was misspelled on the contract: &quot;Holley&quot; became &quot;Holly.&quot; Buddy's relationship with Decca was short-lived as his early recording sessions failed to produce a hit. In 1957, Buddy and his new band, The Crickets, began working with producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico. On February 15, 1957, they recorded &quot;That'll Be The Day,&quot; the first of several hits on the Brunswick label. Their success led the band to tour widely in the United States and Canada. In 1958, Buddy Holly and The Crickets toured England. The group had a profound influence on Rock and Roll in England - from their sound to Buddy's distinct look. On February 3, 1959, during a three-week tour of the Midwestern United States, Buddy's chartered plane crashed after takeoff due to bad weather. There were no survivors. Buddy Holly was 22 years old. (2016)

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telephone: 8067753560
website: http://www.buddyhollycenter.org

BUDDY HOLLY CENTER
1801 CRICKETS AVE
LUBBOCK
TX
79401

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BUDDY HOLLY CENTER Information

MID #	8404800374
Name	BUDDY HOLLY CENTER
Alternate Name
Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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INCOME	0
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LAT/LONG	33.579878, -101.844997
CODES	FIPS State Code: 48 FIPS County Code: 303 US Census Tract: 000700 US Census Block: 1264