{"product_id":"buddy-holly","title":"Buddy Holly: A Biography by Ellis Amburn (Author)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe definitive biography on Buddy Holly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEllis Amburn presents the most comprehensive biography ever written about the legendary figure Buddy Holly, a young man who transformed the course of American music with his shocking blend of country, western, and rhythm 'n' blues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving devoted the last five years of his life to this work—crisscrossing the rural paths of the United States from Texas to Iowa to Minnesota—Amburn portrays Holly as a mythic antihero, whose rebellious, dramatic life was a reaction against the constricting values of America in the 1950s, when his music was regarded as the work of the devil. From his wild days as a juvenile delinquent, to his first romances, to his early associations with then virtually unknown singers like Elvis Presley and Waylon Jennings, Holly emerges as a deeply tortured, driven individual and a brilliantly talented young man in a hurry to make it as a star. And like many stars, Buddy Holly's would ultimately be tragic and bittersweet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andromeda Mixed Media ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48410749173981,"sku":"9780312134464","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/2500\/1693\/files\/E5550B9C-8CB2-41D4-8032-69CE2C6C92E3.jpg?v=1787528037","url":"https:\/\/andromedamixedmedia.com\/products\/buddy-holly","provider":"Andromeda Mixed Media ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}