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Published February 03, 2009, 12:00 AM

Buddy Holly


Rock and Roll star Buddy Holly's headstone rests among those of family members at the City of Lubbock Cemetery in Lubbock, Texas, Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that took the life of 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and 17-year-old Ritchie Valens. The gravestone has the original spelling of his last name before he changed it to Holly after a recording contract left out the 'e'. (AP Photo/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal/John A. Bowersmith)
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