The Angel with the Devil's Music: Buddy Holly
Richard Williams, Guardian, The, 30 January 2009
Fifty years ago, Buddy Holly's life was sadly cut short. Richard Williams salutes the clean-cut 22-year-old who came to Britain and showed a whole generation how to rock'n'roll.
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