Not Fade Away - The Life and Music of Buddy Holly

Zusatztext ‘This new book provides the excuse to keep Holly’s music-making memory and influences alive.’ Informationen zum Autor John Gribbin trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge before becoming afull-time science writer and is the 'master of popular science writing' according to the Sunday Times. He has worked for Nature and the New Scientist, and has contributed to The Times and the Independent. His numerous books include In Search of Schrodinger's Cat and Science: A History. Not Fade Away is his first ever non-science title. Klappentext Buddy Holly was killed at 22 when the plane he was travelling in crashed on 3 February 1959. His lasting influence is clear; a musical based on his life seems set to run for longer than his lifetime and artists as diverse as Blink 182 and Bob Dylan call him an inspiration. This title offers detailed account of every Holly recording session. Zusammenfassung Buddy Holly was killed at 22 when the plane he was travelling in crashed on 3 February 1959. His lasting influence is clear; a musical based on his life seems set to run for longer than his lifetime and artists as diverse as Blink 182 and Bob Dylan call him an inspiration. This title offers detailed account of every Holly recording session.

Product details

• Authors: John Gribbin
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9781848313835
• ISBN: 978-1-84831-383-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Popular Culture, Rock & Pop music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, ANF:Biography, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / RockC, Biography: The Arts