- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Pan (2 Jan 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330508881
- ISBN-13: 978-0330508889
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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A beautifully written and insightful portrait of a musical legend by one of our most acclaimed biographers.
Book Description
Buddy Holly is the best-known yet most elusive and enigmatic of all Rock 'n' Roll legends. Now Philip Norman, who has won international praise for his biographies of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Elton John, has written the definitive story of a short but extraordinary life. Buddy's records are played, and his memory is cherished, the world over. Yet the full story of his meteoric rise and tragic fall has never been told. Philip Norman uses his unique skills to give a revealing, sometimes shocking but always warmly affectionate portrait of America's mythical Rock 'n' Roll era and its brightest and most enduring star. 'excellent . . . [Norman's] cogency and thoroughness make this biography as welcome as the unstoppably fresh songs his idol left us' Sunday Times
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well written book,well researched and presented in an interesting way.
The story leaves you feeling like you knew Buddy Holly on a one to one basis.
The tragic death of Buddy and the relentless fraud of his producer/manager Norman Petty add the drama aspect.
The 1950's life style in West Texas seem like a remote planet compared to todays
consumer based world.Buddy's emotional endeavours are well documented.Buddy Holly was and still is a great influence on music today. This book takes you through his short but eventfull life.
Well done Phillip Norman great book.
The story leaves you feeling like you knew Buddy Holly on a one to one basis.
The tragic death of Buddy and the relentless fraud of his producer/manager Norman Petty add the drama aspect.
The 1950's life style in West Texas seem like a remote planet compared to todays
consumer based world.Buddy's emotional endeavours are well documented.Buddy Holly was and still is a great influence on music today. This book takes you through his short but eventfull life.
Well done Phillip Norman great book.
Format:Paperback
In what should be the last word re Buddy Holly the book is a good read and a potted history of the times.
In retrospect Holly-who hoped to make albbums of most other styles of music-was the progenitor for 60s high school pop and paved the way for Bobby Vee who was to have a solid link with the Crickets.
Though he could never have imagined it Holly even today is a massive influence.
In retrospect Holly-who hoped to make albbums of most other styles of music-was the progenitor for 60s high school pop and paved the way for Bobby Vee who was to have a solid link with the Crickets.
Though he could never have imagined it Holly even today is a massive influence.
Format:Paperback
But for a change of laundry Buddy might have given even more to the world. If you like Buddy the book is damn good, so good it may make you fume with anger. To add more could spoil your reading so I won't.
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