Esther Covington has lived and breathed rock ’n’ roll icon Buddy Holly for the past six years, playing the role of ivory-tickling Vi Petty in “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” in theaters across the ...
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas native Buddy Holly had a short-lived career but one that influenced countless rock 'n' roll musicians over the decades. Charles Hardin Holley was born in 1936 in Lubbock, Texas.