BUDDY HOLLY AND FRIENDS
A boulder dropped into a pond is
similar to the impact that Lubbock
native Buddy Holly made in music.
The musician hit the charts in the
1950's with hits such as "Peggy
Sue", "Maybe Baby" "True Love
Ways," and "Oh Boy." Lubbock
honors Buddy Holly with a larger
than life-sized statue, a park bearing
his name and a Buddy Holly Walk of
Fame. Inductees into the Walk of
Fame are actors and musicians from
the Lubbock area. Among the
celebrities are Waylon Jennings,
Mac Davis, G.W. Bailey, Jimmy
Dean, Barry Corbin, Tanya Tucker,
Joe Ely and Roy
Lubbock residents converged on
the unveiling of the new Buddy
Holly exhibit at the Texas Tech
Museum that was held on
September 7, 1995. Fans from as
far away as England came to
Lubbock for the festive
occassion. Other notable
attendees were brothers Larry
and Travis, sister Pat Kaiter and
representatives from Decca
Records. Robert Draper, a writer
for Texas Monthly Magazine was
also in attendance. Mr. Draper
will have an article about Buddy
Holly and Lubbock in October's
issue of Texas Monthly. Another
guest was Bob Phillips of The
Texas Country Reporter. The
television show will be
highlighting Lubbock in a few
weeks to come. Maria Elena Holly
was there to cut the ribbon that
officially opened the exhibit. Through tears Maria Holley said "It's always
hard for me to talk at things like this. I miss the man every second of my
life. But I know in my heart that Buddy would love knowing that Lubbock,
Texas was paying this tribute to him."
With
smiles
that lit up
her eyes
Maria cut
the cake
that
proclaimed
the next
year "The
Year of
Buddy
Holly."
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