Buddy Holly

Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then click "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz to see the answers.

1) Buddy Holly was born on September 7, 1936 in Lubbock, Texas. What is his given name?

• Edgar Rice Holley
• James Earl Holly
• Charles Hadin Holley

2) Buddy signed his first record contract on February 8, 1956 as a single artist. Who was the record label.

• Capitol
• RCA
• Decca

3) In Lubbock, Holley formed his backup group the Crickets. They began record records and started using Norman Petty’s studio. Where was Petty’s studio?

• Lubbock, Texas
• Clovis, New Mexico
• El Paso, Texas

4) In New York, Buddy meet Maria Elena Santiago (born 1935 in San Juan, Puerto Rico). Two months later they got married. What is the marriage date?

• August 1, 1958,
• July 15, 1958,
• August 15, 1958,

5) What was Buddy’s hit #1 on the U.S. pop chart, plus #2 on the R&B chart?

• “Rock Around The Clock”
• “That Will Be the Day”
• “Ain’t She Crazy”

6) In late 1958 or early 1959, the original Crickets split with Buddy. For his upcoming concert store, he picked up Tommy Allsup, Carl Bunch, and another artist to play backup. Who is the “another” artist?

• Cliff Clavin
• Wayon Jennings
• Mark Reynolds

7) What was the date the “music died”?

• February 3, 1959
• February 6, 1959
• February 23, 1959

8) Buddy chartered a Beechcraft Bonzana to fly him and his group to Fargo, North Dakota. Who was NOT a passenger that night with Buddy?

• Ritchie Valens
• J.P. Richardson (“The Big Bopper”)
• Waylon Jennings

9) Who owns the publishing rights to Buddy Holly’s songs?

• Michael Jackson
• Paul McCartney
• Michael Jordan

10) Who played Buddy in the movie “The Buddy Holly Story”? He did get nominated for Oscar’s Best Actor award.

• Tom Cruise
• Gary Busey
• Kevin Costner

Check Your Answers

• 1) Charles Hadin Holly is correct.
• 2) Decca is correct.
• 3) Clovis, New Mexico is correct.
• 4) August 15, 1958 is correct.
• 5) “That Will Be the Day”
• 6) Waylon Jennings
• 7) February 3, 1959
• 8) Waylon Jennings is correct.
• 9) Paul McCartney is correct.
• 10) Gary Busey is correct.