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Buddy Holly: The Lost Boy

Greil Marcus, MOJO, October 2004

Buddy Holly was an ordinary Joe in the wild world of '50s rock'n'roll. But, says Greil Marcus, his magical songs and early, tragic death have left behind a strange mythic figure as fascinating as any in music's history.

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