Buddy Holly Net Worth
Buddy Holly Net Worth is
$1 Million
Buddy Holly Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American musician and singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. Although his success lasted only a year and a half before his death in an airplane crash, Holly is described by critic Bruce Eder as "th... | Full Name | Buddy Holly |
| Net Worth | $1 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 7, 1936, Lubbock, Texas, United States |
| Died | February 3, 1959, Clear Lake, Iowa, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Lubbock |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) |
| Profession | Singer-songwriter, Musician, Record producer |
| Education | Hutchinson Junior High School, Lubbock High School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | María Elena Holly (m. 1958–1959) |
| Parents | Lawrence Odell, Ella Pauline Drake Holley |
| Siblings | Travis Holley, Patricia Lou Holley-Kaiter, Larry Holley |
| Nicknames | Charles Hardin Holley , Charles Holley |
| Awards | Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day, Everyday |
| Music Groups | The Crickets |
| Nominations | NME Award for World Male Singer, NME Award for World Musical Personality, Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day, Everyday, Rave On, It's So Easy, True Love Ways |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fender Stratocaster |
| 2 | Wore horn rimmed black glasses |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lyrics: That'll be the day when you say goodbye / That'll be the day when you made me cry / You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'cause / That'll be the day when I die. |
| 2 | None of us could have made it without Elvis. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He made his final television appearance on October 28, 1958 with The Crickets on New American Bandstand 1965 (1952), performing "It's So Easy". |
| 2 | "Peggy Sue Got Married/Crying, Waiting, Hoping" was a 2-sided single, released after his death, in the summer of 1959 on Coral. The songs were found on his tape recorder, performed by Buddy with an acoustic guitar. A weak background chorus was added to both songs, in the first release. The record didn't receive any degree of popularity at the time. "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" was later covered by The Beatles as well as other groups. "Peggy Sue Got Married" was later the title song of the 1986 film. There the original unedited version of the song was used and was well received. |
| 3 | On October 25, 1958, he appeared, for the only time, on The Dick Clark Show (1958). He performed "It's So Easy" with The Crickets. Later in the show, he performed "Heartbeat", solo, while standing on a makeshift bridge, with guitar in hand. |
| 4 | "Not Fade Away" a 1957 B-side to "Oh Boy" by Buddy Holly and The Crickets, written by Holly, is ranked #107 within "Rolling Stones' 500 Greatest Songs". Featuring a "Bo Diddley backbeat", it became The Rolling Stones' (group) first single in 1962. It was later reworked by The Who, in 1965, to form their signature standard "My Generation". |
| 5 | Before forming The Crickets, Buddy Holly performed country and western music with a singing partner, Bob Montgomery. The two of them recorded some songs together but never drew any attention until Buddy turned his attention to rock-n-roll. |
| 6 | The title of the song "Maybe, Baby" is derived from a saying of Buddy's mother. |
| 7 | The odd lyric "Drunk Man, Street Car, Foot Slipped, There You Are!" in the song "I'm Looking for Someone to Love" comes from an odd saying of Buddy's uncle. (According to family lore). |
| 8 | Buddy's band was not originally called "The Crickets". The name came about after a recording of the song "I'm Gonna Love You Too". At the end of the track is a real chirping cricket. The band took it's name from that point on. Every issue of that track on record, tape, and CD still includes the cricket at the end. |
| 9 | Buddy Holly had written a song for his niece called "Cindy Lou". It was a slow ballad. But then his bandmate, Jerry Allison, asked Buddy to change the title to "Peggy Sue" after his girlfriend. They had been fighting and he asked Holly to alter the song as a way of making up with her. |
| 10 | Buddy and his friends went to see The Searchers (1956) starring John Wayne. Several times throughout the film, Wayne says "That'll be the day". The repeated phrase stuck with Holly and he wrote the song that would become his first #1 hit. |
| 11 | He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on what would have been his 75th birthday [September 7, 2011]. |
| 12 | Holly's longtime manager was independent studio owner and producer Norman Petty; he eventually split with Petty because Petty insisted on a co-credit for the songs he recorded with Holly and the Crickets (entitling Petty to a share of the royalties). Petty withheld royalty money owed to Holly, after the split and Holly's move to New York. Financial reasons forced Holly to go on his final tour, the Winter Dance Party. |
| 13 | Buddy Holly and The Crickets' first million seller for Brunswick Records in 1957, "That'll Be the Day", was a reworking of an earlier solo version by Buddy for Decca Records, the parent company. In order not to confuse the record-buying public, "The Crickets" were printed on the Brunswick label as the groups's full name. On Coral Records they were only listed as Buddy Holly. Subsequently, the group would continue to issue two singles at a time, instead of the usual one, one on Coral ("Peggy Sue") and the other on Brunswick ("Oh Boy"). This arrangement remained in effect for the rest of Buddy's recording career. A net result of 11 singles from 1957-58. |
| 14 | In 1959, The Crickets' recorded a tribute to Buddy written by member Sonny Curtis, "(I Love You) More Than I Can Say". It was later a charted hit for Bobby Vee in 1961 (#61) and Leo Sayer in 1980 (#02). |
| 15 | The Beatles took their name in tribute to Buddy Holly and The Crickets. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were both inspired to write their own songs after learning that Holly wrote (or co-wrote) many of his own songs. In the period of 1958 to 1960, the band had been using many different names, most prominently "The Quarrymen" (after the school they attended) and "Johnny and the Moondogs". According to some stories, it was Stuart Sutcliffe (the famed "fifth Beatle") who suggested the name "The Beetles" and that John changed the spelling to give the name a double meaning. |
| 16 | In recognition for his achievements, the city of Lubbock erected a life-size statue of Holly next to the convention center. The statue shows Holly strumming his Fender Stratocaster guitar and tapping his heel (he tapped his heel instead of his toe) which also serves as a monument to the West Texas Hall of Fame. At the base of Holly's feet, there are plaques with the names of famous Texans. |
| 17 | Although he used the last name "Holly" as a professional recording artist (it was an uncorrected mistake on his first recording contract; he liked the spelling and kept it), his gravestone gives the correct spelling of his name which is Holley. |
| 18 | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (charter member) (1986), the American Songwriters Hall of Fame (1986), and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1994). |
| 19 | Actual Crickets (the ones that chirp) got into the recording studio and are heard in the fade out of the single "Listen to Me". |
| 20 | Holly was a member of an independent Baptist church in Lubbock called Tabernacle Baptist Church; his funeral was conducted there. His brother is still a member. |
| 21 | Following his untimely death, he was interred at City of Lubbock Cemetery in Lubbock, Texas. |
| 22 | His wife was pregnant at the time of his death, but later suffered a miscarriage. |
| 23 | He was voted the 13th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone. |
| 24 | Pictured on one of four 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, issued in booklet form 16 June 1993. This Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues set of stamps also honored Otis Redding, Dinah Washington and Elvis Presley. |
| 25 | Had two brothers: Larry Holley (born 1925), Travis Holley (born 1927), and one sister: Patricia Lou Holley (1929-2008). |
| 26 | Attended and graduated from Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Texas (1955). |
| 27 | Had a cat named Booker T. and a dog named Alonzo. |
| 28 | Buddy's group was The Crickets and they stayed together after his death. |
| 29 | Waylon Jennings was part of Buddy's backup group and was supposed to be on the fateful flight but, instead, allowed The Big Bopper, who was sick, to take his place. |
| 30 | Many, including Holly's father and his manager, were against Buddy's marriage to Maria Elena Santiago, a young Puerto Rican girl he met in New York months before his death. |
| 31 | His date of death (February 3, 1959) was forever immortalized as "The Day the Music Died" in the song "American Pie" by Don McLean. |
| 32 | Died when his chartered plane (N 3794 N) crashed. Also on board and killed in the crash were Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson). An investigation determined the cause of the crash was "pilot error"; the pilot was not qualified to fly by instruments, and the plane took off in a snowstorm. Despite later urban legends, the plane was not named the "American Pie"; it had no name. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth to Echo | 2014 | performer: "Everyday" / writer: "Everyday" | |
| The 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 2014 | TV Movie "It's So Easy" | |
| Helix | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Apprentice | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Marty Stuart Show | 2011-2013 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Big Bad Wolves | 2013 | performer: "Everyday" / writer: "Everyday" | |
| Good Ol' Freda | 2013 | Documentary performer: "Words of Love" / writer: "Words of Love" | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011-2012 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Van Sessions | 2011 | TV Series short writer - 1 episode | |
| So You Think You Can Dance Canada | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger's Glory Years | 2011 | Video documentary performer: "That'll Be the Day", "Bo Diddley" / writer: "That'll Be the Day", "Not Fade Away" | |
| We Need to Talk About Kevin | 2011 | performer: "Everyday" / writer: "Everyday" | |
| Rock & Chips | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| Les toqués | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2011 music - 1 episode, 2011 | ||
| The Music Never Stopped | 2011 | writer: "Not Fade Away/Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" Traditional | |
| Mafia II | 2010 | Video Game performer: "NOT FADE AWAY", "RAVE ON", "THAT'LL BE THE DAY" / writer: "NOT FADE AWAY" - as Charles Hardin / writer: "THAT'LL BE THE DAY" | |
| Valentine's Day | 2010/I | writer: "Everyday" | |
| The Vampire Diaries | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Did You Hear About the Morgans? | 2009 | performer: "True Love Ways" / writer: "True Love Ways" | |
| Nowhere Boy | 2009 | writer: "That'll Be the Day" | |
| Love Happens | 2009 | writer: "Everyday" | |
| Mr. Nobody | 2009 | performer: "Everyday" / writer: "Everyday" | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Wildwood Days | 2008 | Documentary performer: "THAT'LL BE THE DAY' / writer: "THAT'LL BE THE DAY' | |
| Qwerty | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Lost | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Banda sonora | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Fields of Fuel | 2008 | Documentary writer: "Not Fade Away" 1957 - as Charles Hardin | |
| Juno | 2007 | performer: "Dearest" | |
| American Masters | 2007 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| It Takes Two | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Skins | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2007 writer - 1 episode, 2007 | ||
| Jukebox Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 1 | 2007 | Video performer: "Peggy Sue" / writer: "Peggy Sue" | |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006 | ||
| Glory Road | 2006 | performer: "Rave On" | |
| Idols! | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Stoned | 2005 | lyrics: "Not Fade Away" - as Hardin / music: "Not Fade Away" - as Hardin | |
| Brokeback Mountain | 2005 | writer: "It's So Easy" | |
| Skeppsholmen | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2003 music - 1 episode, 2003 performer - 1 episode, 2003 | ||
| Big Fish | 2003 | performer: "Everyday" / writer: "Everyday" | |
| Evil | 2003 | performer: "Peggy Sue"Written by nm0391398 as Holly, nm0021448 as Allison and nm0678806 as Petty | |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | lyrics: "Peggy Sue" / music: "Peggy Sue" | |
| Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me | 2000 | Video documentary short performer: "Everyday" - uncredited / writer: "Everyday" - uncredited | |
| Maybe Baby | 2000 | writer: "Maybe Baby" - as Charles Hardin | |
| The Sopranos | 2000 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Walking Across Egypt | 1999 | writer: "Not Fade Away" - as Charles Hardin | |
| Stars in Their Eyes | 1999 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| October Sky | 1999 | performer: "That'll Be the Day" / writer: "That'll Be the Day" | |
| Pleasantville | 1998 | performer: "Rave On" | |
| Space Bunnies Must Die! | 1998 | Video Game performer: "Rave On" | |
| Tohuwabohu | 1998 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Deceiver | 1997 | performer: "Moondreams" | |
| Gummo | 1997 | performer: "Everyday" / writer: "Everyday" | |
| The Locusts | 1997 | performer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday" / writer: "Everyday" / writer: "Maybe Baby" - as Charles Hardin | |
| Das Leben ist eine Baustelle. | 1997 | performer: "That'll Be the Day" / writer: "That'll Be the Day" | |
| Ballykissangel | 1996 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| As Time Goes By | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 1993 - 1996 writer - 1 episode, 1996 | ||
| Top of the Pops | 1996 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge | 1995 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Not Fade Away" - as Charles Hardin | |
| Boy Meets World | 1995 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Beatles Anthology | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer: "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be the Day" / writer: "That'll Be the Day", "Think It Over", "Peggy Sue" | |
| Heartbeat | 1994 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Lipstick on Your Collar | 1993 | TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Quantum Leap | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1989 - 1990 performer - 1 episode, 1990 | ||
| Champs-Elysées | 1989 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| American Boyfriends | 1989 | writer: "True Love Ways" | |
| Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center | 1989 | TV Movie writer: "Peggy Sue" | |
| Boulevard of Broken Dreams | 1988 | performer: "True Love Ways" / writer: "True Love Ways" | |
| Katsastus | 1988 | TV Movie writer: "Not Fade Away" - as Hardin | |
| Salsa | 1988 | performer: "Maybe Baby" / writer: "Maybe Baby" - as Charles Hardin | |
| Terror Squad | 1988 | lyrics: "Peggy Sue" / music: "Peggy Sue" | |
| Action Jackson | 1988 | writer: "THAT'LL BE THE DAY" | |
| Concrete Angels | 1987 | writer: "Not Fade Away" | |
| Rags to Riches | 1987 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Light of Day | 1987 | writer: "True Love Ways" | |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | 1986 | performer: "Peggy Sue Got Married" / writer: "Peggy Sue Got Married" | |
| Stand by Me | 1986 | as C. Hardin, "Everyday" / performer: "Everyday" | |
| Car Trouble | 1986 | writer: "True Love Ways | |
| Best of Bandstand | 1986 | Video documentary performer: "Peggy Sue" / writer: "Peggy Sue" | |
| Sword of Honour | 1986 | TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode | |
| EastEnders | 1985 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Sweet Dreams | 1985 | writer: "That'll Be the Day" | |
| Arena | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 1985 writer - 1 episode, 1985 | ||
| Desert Hearts | 1985 | performer: "RAVE ON" / writer: "I'M LOOKIN' FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE" | |
| Mischief | 1985 | performer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday", "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be the Day" / writer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday" - as Charles Hardin / writer: "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be the Day" | |
| Finders Keepers | 1984 | writer: "Peggy Sue" - uncredited | |
| Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style | 1983 | Video documentary performer: "That'll Be The Day" - uncredited / writer: "That'll Be The Day", "Not Fade Away" - uncredited | |
| Gorky Park | 1983 | writer: "It's So Easy" | |
| Christine | 1983 | performer: "Not Fade Away" / writer: "Not Fade Away" | |
| Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead | 1981 | Video writer: "Not Fade Away" | |
| B.J. and the Bear | 1979 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Rock Concert | 1979 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Good Old Days Part II | 1978 | TV Special performer: "Peggy Sue" / writer: "That'll Be the Day", "Maybe Baby", "Peggy Sue" | |
| The Buddy Holly Story | 1978 | writer: "Peggy Sue" uncredited, "That'll Be the Day", "Everyday", "It's So Easy", "Words of Love" uncredited, "Listen to Me" uncredited, "Well ... All Right" uncredited, "Maybe Baby" uncredited, "True Love Ways", "Not Fade Away" uncredited | |
| American Hot Wax | 1978 | performer: "Oh Boy!", "Rave On" | |
| The Sonny and Cher Show | 1976 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Dolly | 1976 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl | 1975 | writer: "Not Fade Away" - uncredited | |
| American Graffiti | 1973 | writer: "Maybe Baby", "That'll Be the Day" | |
| That'll Be the Day | 1973 | writer: "That'll Be The Day" | |
| Cucumber Castle | 1970 | TV Movie writer: "Well All Right" | |
| Poor Cow | 1967 | writer: "Not Fade Away" - uncredited | |
| Shindig! | 1965 | TV Series writer - 6 episodes | |
| Anna, My Darling | 1965 | writer: "That'll Be the Day" - uncredited | |
| The Dick Clark Show | 1958 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Ranch Party | 1957 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Vinyl | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| True Love Ways | 2015 | performer: "True Love Ways" | |
| Mad Men | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall | 2014 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Peggy Sue" - uncredited / writer: "Peggy Sue" - uncredited | |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary writer - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Day the Music Died | 2010 | Short in memory of |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biography | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Best of Bandstand | 1986 | Video documentary | Himself |
| All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dick Clark Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ted Steele Show | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| Off the Record | 1955 | TV Series | Themselves - Performers (as Buddy Holly & the Crickets) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Music: 50s & 60s Rock Rewind | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Roaring 20s: Mick Jagger's Glory Years | 2011 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Story of the Guitar | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Banda sonora | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jukebox Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 1 | 2007 | Video | Himself |
| Lubbock Lights | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Classic Albums: Elvis Presley | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Final Day | 2000 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Behind the Music | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Without Walls | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Not Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| Top of the Pops | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| The History of Rock 'n' Roll | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Beatles Anthology | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Twist | 1992 | Documentary | Himself |
| Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll | 1991 | TV Series documentary | |
| Rock 'n' Roll History Video: Fabulous Fifties | 1989 | Video short documentary | |
| Arena | 1984-1985 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Years | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rock and Roll: The Early Days | 1984 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style | 1983 | Video documentary | Himself |
| When the Music's Over | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Good Old Days Part II | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | Awarded on September 7, 2011 at 1750 N. Vine Street |
Known for movies
Big Fish (2003)
as Soundtrack
Almost Famous (2000)
as Soundtrack
Stand by Me (1986)
as Soundtrack
Mr. Nobody (2009)
as Soundtrack