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Buddy Holly blue plaque

Buddy Holly · Singer-songwriter

Inscription

“Buddy Holly”

Details

1936-59

Life dates

Apollo, Hammersmith (Formerly the Gaumont)

W6

Erected 2003

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musician 20th C

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Apollo, Hammersmith (Formerly the Gaumont)

W6

51.490360, -0.224420

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