Buddy Holly and The Crickets Collection

An up-close look at memorabilia from the short but legendary career of rock-and-roll pioneers Buddy Holly and The Crickets

At the San Antonio ROADSHOW event on July 14, 2008, a guest named Patricia brought in a small collection of Buddy Holly memorabilia she had saved since the late 1950s, when her family was stationed with the U.S. Air Force at RAF Burtonwood, near Liverpool, England. Born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas, in 1936, Buddy Holly had a musical career that, sadly, lasted only a few short years, though his influence on pop music continues to this day.