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Rock-and-roll
pioneer Buddy Holly was just a kid from Lubbock,
Texas, sporting black horn-rimmed glasses. Now, more
than five decades after his tragic death, he and his
music still affect lives around the world. The Iowa
plane crash that killed him, The Big Bopper, and
Richie Valens in 1959 is one of the most memorable
plane crashes in history.
Gary W. Moore,
the award-winning author of Playing with the
Enemy, was born in 1954 but was not a fan of
rock music. He knew nothing of Buddy Holly until he
attended a tribute to him and his music by musician
John Mueller in 2009. He was moved by the
performance and astonished to learn that thousands
of people of all ages around the globe are dedicated
fans.
Hey Buddy: In
Pursuit of Buddy Holly, My New Buddy John, and My
Lost Decade of Music is
Gary Moore’s chronicle of his personal journey to
discover more about Buddy’s talent and character,
his influence on generations of rock musicians, and
the times in which he lived. He interviews people
who were there the day of the crash, Buddy’s
personal friends and family members, celebrities,
and current-day Buddy enthusiasts. Hey Buddy
examines our culture and how the young man from
Lubbock brought us from where we were five decades
ago to where we
are today.
Along the way
Moore discovers new information about the doomed
charter flight that took off in bad weather with an
inexperienced 21-year-old pilot. Himself a pilot,
Moore and an aviation crash expert recreate the
short flight. They conclude that the National
Transportation Safety Board should re-open the crash
investigation based on claims from the owners of the
plane that the truth behind what happened that
fateful night has never been told.
Hey
Buddy:
In
Pursuit of Buddy Holly, My New Buddy John, and My
Lost Decade of Music
By
Gary W. Moore
List
$25.00
ISBN:
978-1-932714-97-5
Published January 2011 by Savas Beatie LLC
Available at bookstores nationwide and online.
For
more information and book tour schedule dates, visit
www.heybuddybook.com
About Author Gary W. Moore
Gary W. Moore is
an inspirational and motivational speaker,
successful entrepreneur, accomplished musician, and
award-winning and critically acclaimed author.
As author of
Playing with the Enemy, Gary tells the story of
his father, Gene Moore and his remarkable life in
baseball and war. Playing with the Enemy will
soon be a major motion picture. Gary is also a
contributing author to the bestselling Chicken
Soup for the Soul series and author of two
upcoming books, Brimstone: The Dee Harper Story;
and Carbon Hill.
Gary has been featured in publications such as
Entrepreneur Magazine, Selling Power Magazine,
Sales and Marketing Management Magazine,
Impromptu Magazine, and Southwest Airlines’
Spirit Magazine, and has appeared on CNN, CNBC,
ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox.
Gary is a
recipient of the prestigious Sam Walton Leadership
Award and because of his unique speaking and writing
style, has become known as “America’s Storyteller!”™
What
People Are Saying
“Hey
Buddy is a page-turning pursuit of Buddy Holly’s
legacy and his impact on others in and out of the
music industry. It’s as American as apple pie and as
compelling as Don McLean’s legendary hit about The
Day the Music Died. Run, don’t walk, to your nearest
bookstore and get two copies—one for you and another
for anyone you know who listens to music.”
—
James Riordan, New York Times bestselling
author of
Break on Through: The Life and Death
of Jim Morrison
“Gary Moore’s Hey Buddy is a touching
narrative that chronicles his fascinating journey of
discovery into the life and music of Buddy Holly
through the spirited performances of John Mueller
while endeavoring to explain the profound impact
Buddy’s musical legacy continues to have more than
fifty years after his tragic demise.”
—
Jacqueline A. Bober, Curator, The Buddy Holly Center
“Hey
Buddy illustrates the raw power that passion for
a topic can have when it grips an unsuspecting
writer.”
—
Bonnie Bartel Latino, author and former columnist
for
Stars and Stripes
newspaper–Europe
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photographs and interviews available upon request.
Contact: Jim or Lynda O’Connor, 847-615-5462
jmo@oconnorpr.com or simply hit reply to this
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