Elena Maria Holly: Half a dream realized today
9/07/11 •
By Sherri Cruz | For the Avalanche-Journal HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Buddy Holly tattoos, Buddy Holly glasses, even a Buddy Holly flash mob. You couldn’t ask for more on Buddy Holly Day in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, Holly’s widow, Maria Elena Holly, accepted Holly’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Capitol [...]
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VIDEO: Buddy Holly Birthday Tribute
9/07/11 •
Watch as teachers Ryan Montejano and Lyndsey Capps along with students Sarah Isett, Billy Overstreet and Michael Isett from Liberty Learning Center pay a special tribute to Lubbock music great Buddy Holly.
Video problem fails to spoil fun for many Lubbock fans
9/07/11 •
BY WILLIAM KERNS | A-J entertainment editor Lubbock-born singer-songwriter Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holly was honored posthumously Wednesday — his 75th birthday — with the 2,447th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. More than 500 people swarmed to Los Angeles just to see the 11:30 a.m. ceremony in person, according to Ana Martinez, who has [...]
Buddy Holly fan Magowan given credit for approval of Hollywood star
9/07/11 •
By William Kerns | A-J ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR When Kevin Magowan asked for permission to work to obtain a Hollywood Boulevard star for Buddy Holly, the late singer-songwriter’s widow had no reason to believe the petitioner. Maria Elena Holly had lost count of the friends and strangers who told her Holly deserved a star on the Hollywood Walk [...]
Tribute concert for Griggs planned Friday at Pub 50
9/07/11 •
The Avalanche-Journal Two days after Buddy Holly’s 75th birthday, a tribute concert for the late Bill Griggs will take place from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday, at Pub 50, 5001 Ave. Q. Bill Griggs united more than 4,000 people, from all over the world, loved Buddy Holly and his music and has taught people [...]
Tollets, TV coverage increase local fun on Buddy Holly’s 75th birthday
9/07/11 •
By William Kerns | A-J ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR A broadcast through the Internet and an appearance by the Tolletts represent some of the all-day fun at the Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., on Wednesday, Buddy Holly’s 75th birthday. The Center won’t charge admission to view the 90 or so rock ‘n’ roll photographs curated by musician [...]
Holly’s star on Hollywood Walk of Fame leads to Music Box concert
9/07/11 •
By William Kerns |A-J ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR What began as an overdue ceremony planned in Hollywood on Wednesday for Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holly has been transformed into a Los Angeles celebration and concert attracting many of the music industry’s most respected stars. The Lubbock-born Holly died at age 22, having recorded more than two-dozen enduring hits in [...]
Littlefield classmates stoking the coals of old memories
9/07/11 •
Ray Westbrook | Avalanche-Journal If parents, teachers and store owners could know how indelibly they would be remembered half a century later by the children who pass their way, their jobs would suddenly seem monumentally important. Freddie Webb, Class of 1961, Littlefield, is one who remembers: “Of course, in our younger days, everybody remembers the [...]
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9/07/11 •
Elena Maria Holly: Half a dream realized today9/07/11 •
Video problem fails to spoil fun for many Lubbock fans9/07/11 •
Buddy Holly fan Magowan given credit for approval of Hollywood star9/07/11 •
Tribute concert for Griggs planned Friday at Pub 509/07/11 •
Tollets, TV coverage increase local fun on Buddy Holly’s 75th birthday9/07/11 •
Holly’s star on Hollywood Walk of Fame leads to Music Box concert9/07/11 •
Littlefield classmates stoking the coals of old memories9/07/11 •
50 years after his death, Buddy Holly remains relevant to musicians, fans9/07/11 •
Relevance of Holly’s music seen in its embrace by future generations9/07/11 •
Depiction of Buddy Holly forms challenging cornfield maze9/07/11 •
Melt denies organizing Buddy Holly Avenue Birthday Bash9/02/11 •
Holly’s widow seeks to stop Birthday Bash
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9/07/11 •
Elena Maria Holly: Half a dream realized today9/07/11 •
Video problem fails to spoil fun for many Lubbock fans9/07/11 •
Buddy Holly fan Magowan given credit for approval of Hollywood star9/02/11 •
Holly’s widow seeks to stop Birthday Bash3/30/11 •
Holly expert Bill Griggs dead at 699/10/09 •
Marker honors Iowa pilot blamed for Holly crash8/28/09 •
Show drops Bloody Holly name8/26/09 •
Maria Elena open to new Holly festival in Lubbock9/24/00 •
Berry overpaid; Holly tribute all but dead9/14/00 •
Mueller fires up fiesta with Holly tunes9/07/00 •
Center celebrates Buddy Holly’s birthday9/03/00 •
Local groups fill September with activities
Our Buddy 2009»
8/19/09 •
Image Maker: Armistead put Holly in famed spectacles3/14/09 •
Think it over before testing your trivia3/14/09 •
Memories: Buddy was active in school3/14/09 •
Q&AS: Friends and others influenced by Buddy share their memories3/14/09 •
It’s so easy to walk in Holly’s footsteps3/14/09 •
Buddy Holly Center tells legend’s story3/14/09 •
Database of Buddy Holly Covers3/14/09 •
Share your memories3/14/09 •
Everyday: A timeline of Buddy’s life3/14/09 •
Covers: A lot of people have sung Holly3/14/09 •
Buddy Holly Discography3/14/09 •
Holly’s road to hits … a drive up U.S. 84
