Buddy Holly: Words of Love

Description

Author: The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01/08/2025
Imprint: Genesis Publications
ISBN: 9781905662982

Born out of a conversation with Roger Daltrey, who first conceived the idea of Words of Love back in 2017, this is the definitive celebration of musician, songwriter and rock and roll trailblazer, Buddy Holly.

In partnership with María Elena Holly and the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, this seminal volume covers Buddy’s life, music and enduring legacy, offering an unseen perspective on the man behind the timeless music.

The book is narrated by over 80 of the world’s most influential musicians, such as David Gilmour, Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend and Brian Wilson, explaining what Buddy Holly means to them. Words of Love unravels the complexities of Holly’s enduring legacy, from his Texan roots, to his work in the studio and on tour with the Crickets, to his inner creative world and the final months of innovation in New York City that preceded his tragic death. The book includes a forewords by Maria Elena Holly and Paul McCartney, and afterword by Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend.

Buddy Holly: Words of Love charts the unusual rise of a musical pioneer who defied conventions and changed the course of music history. Buddy’s career is presented through a large collection of never-before-seen photography and personal items belonging to Buddy Holly, accompanied by the stories of those close to him, including Marí­a Elena Holly.

‘Buddy was playing the lead guitar, which we loved, but he was alsosinging it, which we loved, and he’d wriSen it, which we loved. So on anumber of levels he was very inspirational. He became a hero for us andgave us the idea to go and do it ourselves.’ PAUL McCARTNEY

‘You could learn from Buddy Holly how to write songs, the way he putthem together. He was a beau:ful writer. The greatest. And I mean that the greatest.’ MICK JAGGER

‘I’ve worked with so many people in music and I just know we’d havecollaborated if things had been different. You can hear Buddy’s musicalideas across the whole spectrum of music. Everybody is inspired bysomething he did!’ NILE RODGERS

‘I play Buddy Holly every night before I go on. It keeps me honest.’ BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN