BUDDY  HOLLY

             Here is an excerpt from 2 e-mails I received from Lubbock Texas.

              Many thanks to JACQUIE BOBER (BUDDY HOLLY CENTER) !

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There is evidence that Buddy Holly was planning to return to Lubbock after a period living in New York City, which began in the fall of 1958. According to Buddy Holly expert Bill Griggs, Ella Holley said her son was planning to spend two years in New York City to build connections in the music business and expected to return to Lubbock sometime in 1960. As   New York City was then considered the center of the music world, and was the home of his new wife Maria Elena and her family, his desire to   live there is understandable. In 1958 Buddy purchased two pieces of land in Lubbock. His first purchase, made in February of 1958, was a lot in the Bobalet Heights   development, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Vicksburg Avenue and 22nd Street.  The lot (#43E) in Bobalet Heights   was purchased for $5700 and Buddy entered into an agreement with his   father, L.O. Holley, to have a house built on the property. A promissory   note between father and son for $55,000 was executed by the Lubbock   National Bank on August 11, 1958. Lubbock architect Don L. Kittrell drew up a set of house plans for lot   #43E, dated August 20, 1958, for a project named “A Residence for Mr.   & Mrs. L. O. Holley”. The architect’s plans are for a three bedroom, four bathroom residence, featuring an open floor plan living space and a   separate wing with a recording studio and its own bathroom. The bedrooms are labeled “Master Bed Room”, “Buddy’s Bed Room” and   “Guest Bed Room.”   In December of 1958, Holly purchased a second house lot, this one   located at 4201 41st Street in Lubbock. No purchase price was mentioned   and no house plans have surfaced related to this property. The lot was   resold in July of 1959 for $2,000. At the time of Buddy’s death neither lot had been developed. Both   properties were sold by his heirs.

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	In September of 1958 Buddy formed Prism Records. A checking account   was established on September 23rd at the Clovis National Bank, with the   address on the checks corresponding to one of Norman Petty’s business addresses. Shipping labels were printed with the same address and Petty’s studio phone number.   In documents related to Prism Records, Buddy is listed as “President,” Ray Rush of the Roses is listed as “Promotion” and Norman Petty is listed   as “Sales”. Two recording sessions under the Prism banner are known to have   happened in 1958: Waylon Jennings recorded two songs at Norman Petty’s studio on September 10th and Lou Giordano recorded two songs at Belton Studios in New York City on September 30th. For both sessions   Buddy played guitar. He was the producer on the Jennings session, and co-produced the Giordano session with Phil Everly.   In addition to Prism Records, Buddy also planned to establish Taupe Music Publishing, named after the color of his Cadillac, although little   documentation exists about this company.  © LOUISE TREMBLAY
	Many thanks for this article, Louise !                                                      Hans

	Some  more  articles  have  been  written  over  the  years,                                    most  of  them  a  long  time  ago.
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           If there should be more information available, pls let me know !