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Jon Heder to star in 'Buddy Holly' - Entertainment News, Exclusives, Media - Variety: Jon Heder is set to star in 'Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede,' an adaptation of the Bradley Denton comic sci-fi novel.
Archive 2009-08-09 Bill Crider 2009
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By that reckoning, there is a case for calling Buddy Holly, who died in a plane crash 50 years ago next Tuesday, the century's most influential musician.
Expecting Rain 2009
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Elvis is undoubtably one of the cornerstones of American Rock & Roll, having influenced huge numbers of musicians, such as Buddy Holly and the Beatles, as well as set many of the trends for Rock & Roll in a time of change that has had lasting influences to even today.
Archive 2007-08-01 Andrew 2007
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Elvis is undoubtably one of the cornerstones of American Rock & Roll, having influenced huge numbers of musicians, such as Buddy Holly and the Beatles, as well as set many of the trends for Rock & Roll in a time of change that has had lasting influences to even today.
A Moment in History Andrew 2007
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They began to talk about who was better: Elvis or Buddy Holly.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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The late Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets, serenaded Mr. Santorum's troops.
Bachmann Wins Iowa Straw Poll Jonathan Weisman 2011
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If it weren't for the Buddy Holly glasses and the guitar, you might mistake the lean, white-haired chap taking the stage in the black Mister Rogers cardigan for an elderly gentleman who has lost his way.
The Rocker Who Aged Gracefully Steve Dougherty 2011
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And so we would wake, shower, and dress to the sounds of Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis—you get the idea.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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But are any of these names any worse than the deeply naff puns "the Beatles" itself a play on Buddy Holly's Crickets or "Led Zeppelin"?
Slick Jagger? Joy Orbison? Why silly names hide credible music 2011
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And so we would wake, shower, and dress to the sounds of Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis—you get the idea.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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