According to Biography, when most people consider rock and roll legends, they may think of Elvis Presley or The Beatles. For locals of Lubbock, Texas, however, one name stands out: Buddy Holly. Holly began his musical career in Lubbock, where he was born in 1936, and rapidly became a local celebrity. Holly died way too young in 1959, but his influence on the music industry and on his hometown of Lubbock lives on.