Buddy Holly: Not Fade Away - The Complete Studio Recordings and More | CD review

Raw, unadorned and experimental, the compelling sound of Buddy Holly unplugged takes centre stage in this exceptional reappraisal, says Richard WilliamsIn the autumn of 1958, Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago were married in the groom's home town of Lubbock, Texas. Afterwards they travelled to New York, the bride's home, where they settled into a one-bedroom apartment at 11 Fifth Avenue, just north of Washington Square. So clearly is Holly identified with a kind of embryonic Tex-Mex version ...

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