Buddy Holly /

"Buddy Holly occupies an enigmatic position in pop and rock music history, partly because of his premature death at the age of 22 in a plane crash in February 1959. Designated in Don MacLean's hit American Pie as "the day the music died," this enabled him to be included in the tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laing, Dave
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2010], ©2010
Bloomington : c2010
Bloomington : ©2010
Bloomington, Ind. : c2010
Bloomington : [2010]
Series:Icons of pop music
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The West Texas musicscape and Buddy Holly's musical idiolect, 1950-1955
  • A studio career : Nashville-Clovis-New York, 1956-1959
  • On stage, 1956-1959
  • The recordings, 1955-1959
  • After the day the music died : memorializing
  • After the day the music died : presence and representations
  • 1 The West Texas Musicscape and Buddy Holly's Musical Idiolect, 1950-1955
  • 2. A Studio Career: Nashville-Clovis-New York, 1956-1959
  • 3. On Stage, 1956-1959
  • 4. The Recordings, 1955-1959
  • 5. After the Day the Music Died: Memorializing
  • 6. After the Day the Music Died: Presence and Representations.
  • 1 The West Texas Musicscape and Buddy Holly's Musical Idiolect, 1950-1955
  • 2. A Studio Career: Nashville-Clovis-New York, 1956-1959
  • 3. On Stage, 1956-1959
  • 4. The Recordings, 1955-1959
  • 5. After the Day the Music Died: Memorializing
  • 6. After the Day the Music Died: Presence and Representations.