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4 Buddy Holly Classics That Were Covered by Pop and Rock Legends

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On This Day in 1958, Buddy Holly Stepped Into the Studio for the Final Time and Recorded His Last No. 1 Song

On This Day in 1957, Buddy Holly Went to No. 1 with a John Wayne-Inspired Classic

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Buddy Holly Inspired the Beatles in More Ways Than One, Including an Eye-Opening Way You Might Not Have Considered

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The Heartbreaking Song Waylon Jennings Wrote for His Late Friend and Bandmate, Buddy Holly

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