* 1951 – Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager

* 1904 – Charles " Buddy " Rogers, American actor and trombonist ( d. 1999 )

* 1926 – Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist

* 1908 – Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer ( d. 2003 )

* 1961 – Buddy Jewell, American singer-songwriter

* 1999 – Charles ' Buddy ' Rogers, American actor and jazz musician ( b. 1904 )

Charles Hardin Holley ( September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959 ), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll.

Buddy – as it is abbreviated on occasion – is still running in the UK after 22 years, with a UK tour that went out in February 2011.

* 1916 – Buddy Cole, American pianist ( d. 1964 )

* 1913 – George Holmes " Buddy " Tate, American jazz musician ( d. 2001 )

* " Waiting for the Girls Upstairs " – Ben, Sally, Phyllis and Buddy, Young Ben, Young Sally, Young Phyllis and Young Buddy

* " The Right Girl " – Buddy

* " You're Gonna Love Tomorrow " / " Love Will See Us Through " – Young Ben, Young Sally, Young Phyllis and Young Buddy

* " The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues " – Buddy, " Margie ", " Sally "

* 1941 – Buddy Baker, American race car driver

* 1909 – Buddy Adler, American film producer ( d. 1960 )

* 1930 – Buddy Bregman, American conductor and producer

* 1936 – Buddy Guy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

* 1936 – Buddy Merrill, American guitarist

* 1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.

* 1964 – Buddy Cole, American jazz pianist and orchestra leader ( b. 1916 )

Holly was always called " Buddy " by his family.

Unlike the immediate acceptance shown in the 1978 movie The Buddy Holly Story, it actually took several performances for the audience to warm up to him.

As Holly was signed both as a solo artist and a member of the Crickets, two debut albums were released: The " Chirping " Crickets on November 27, 1957 and Buddy Holly on February 20, 1958.

Buddy Holly and the Crickets toured Australia in January 1958 and the UK in March.

In the liner notes to Buddy Holly: The Definitive Collection, Billy Altman notes that " Peggy Sue " was originally written as " Cindy Lou " ( after Holly's niece ), but Holly changed it prior to recording as a tip of the hat to Crickets drummer Jerry Allison's girlfriend, Peggy Sue Gerron.

Buddy Holly on The Ed Sullivan Show with Ed Sullivan, January 26, 1958, New York.

According to Billy Altman's liner notes to the Geffen / Universal compilation, Buddy Holly: The Definitive Collection, in addition to " True Love Ways ", during the October 1958 sessions at Decca's Pythian Temple, Holly also recorded two other songs, " It Doesn't Matter Anymore " and " Raining In My Heart.

" Although the plane came down only five miles northwest of the airport, no one saw or heard the crash ", wrote rock performer, archivist and music historian, Harry Hepcat, in his article about Buddy Holly.

Twelve years later, in 1971, Don McLean released his single, " American Pie ”, to commemorate Buddy Holly ’ s death and further accentuate the loss of the United States ’ innocence.

In his biography of rock legend Elton John, Philip Norman recounted that by his early teens, John ( then known as Reg Dwight ) was wearing glasses " not because he needed them, but in homage to Buddy Holly.

Ian Whitcomb said " Buddy Holly and the Crickets had the most influence on the Beatles.

" In an August 24, 1978, Rolling Stone interview, Bruce Springsteen told Dave Marsh, " I play Buddy Holly every night before I go on ; that keeps me honest.

Various rock and roll histories have asserted the singing group The Hollies were named in homage to Buddy Holly.

On September 7, 1994 ( Holly's 58th birthday ), Weezer released their single, " Buddy Holly ".

Buddy Holly released only three albums in his lifetime.

Buddy Holly continued to be promoted and sold as an " active " artist, and his records had a loyal following, especially in Europe.

The last new Buddy Holly album was Giant ( featuring the single " Love Is Strange "), issued in 1969.

Listen to Me: Buddy Holly is being produced by Peter Asher and includes contributions from Stevie Nicks, The Fray, Cobra Starship, Jeff Lynne, Train's Pat Monahan, Patrick Stump, Jackson Browne, Chris Isaak, Natalie Merchant, Imelda May, Ringo Starr, Lyle Lovett, Zooey Deschanel, Brian Wilson and more.

Holly's life story inspired a Hollywood biographical film, The Buddy Holly Story ( 1978 ).

This led Paul McCartney to produce and host his own documentary about Holly in 1985, titled The Real Buddy Holly Story.