The American singer and songwriter Buddy Holly, who lived from September 7, 1936, to February 3, 1959, was a key and innovative character in the development of rock and roll in the middle of the 1950s.
In 1952, he made his debut on neighborhood television; the following year, he and his friend Bob Montgomery founded the ensemble “Buddy and Bob.”
After performing as Elvis Presley’s opener in 1955, he made the decision to pursue music as a vocation.
Three times that year, he served as Presley’s opening act, and his band’s sound changed altogether from country and western to rock and roll.
Is Buddy Holly’s widow alive?
Maria Elena Holly, Buddy Holly’s widow, is still alive and doing well and is currently living in Dallas.
She was no stranger to the tragedy at the time of Buddy’s passing; her parents passed away when she was a little child in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she was born Maria Elena Santiago.
