Center celebrates Buddy Holly’s birthday
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Lubbock singer-songwriter and rock ‘n’ roll innovator Buddy Holly.
Holly was born on Sept. 7, 1936, and died at age 22 in a plane crash Feb. 3, 1959.
Had he lived, Holly would have been 64 today.
A visit to the Buddy Holly Center might be in order; the first 300 people to make a stop at the center today will receive a pair of commemorative Buddy Holly glasses.
The center, at 19th Street and Avenue G, will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today.
The building’s Buddy Holly Gallery features a permanent exhibition on the life and music of Holly. Artifacts owned by the city of Lubbock, as well as other items on loan, are on display. Included in the exhibit is Holly’s Fender Stratocaster guitar, a song book used by Holly and The Crickets, and Holly’s famous horned rimmed glasses.
Call 767-2686 for more details.
Music historian Bill Griggs also will host a Holly tribute from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. today on KRFE (580-AM); the show will include music, interviews and a tape of Snuff Garrett telling Lubbock listeners on Feb. 3, 1959, about the plane crash that claimed Holly’s life.
