A Celebration of Buddy Holly + NEW Contributors

Last month, Genesis subscribers and fans of Buddy Holly gathered in Holly's hometown of Lubbock, Texas, for an evening of celebration. Hosted at the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, attendees were treated to an onstage discussion of Holly's enduring legacy, musical performances, and an exclusive preview of the forthcoming book, Buddy Holly: Words of Love. 

Those in attendance were fortunate enough to hear from the world's leading experts and archivists of Buddy Holly, ending with the wonderful honour of welcoming a new ambassador to the Buddy Holly Foundation, Kenneth Broad.

Kenneth was a close friend of Buddy Holly's record producer and collaborator, Norman Petty. After Norman's passing, Kenneth cared for Vi, his wife, and managed the business that supported her. He oversaw re-releases of Petty's recordings and has served as the official tour guide of Norman's original recording studio for many years.

To cap off the evening's events, the audience was treated to a performance of Buddy Holly's songs by Charles Esten, star of the TV series Nashville, and the London West End production of the hit musical Buddy.

NEW CONTRIBUTORS ANNOUNCED

We are delighted and honoured to inform subscribers that in recent months, many more world-renowned musicians have added their contributions to Buddy Holly: Words of Love. This landmark publication now also includes the following artists, each of whom cites Buddy Holly as a key influence in their spectacular careers: Joe Bonamassa, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Micky Dolenz, The Edge, Noel Gallagher, Vince Gill, Debbie Harry, Julian Lennon, John Sebastian, Brad Paisley, among many more.

This follows the exciting news that Sir Paul McCartney is taking part, supplying a foreword to Words of Love. Each copy of the limited edition is co-signed by The Who's legendary founding members, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, with the first copies shipping worldwide in January.

The Luthier and Artluxe copies are already fully subscribed, but a limited number of Deluxe copies remain available to pre-order. Only 500 will ever be created. To secure your copy of this definitive celebration of Buddy Holly's life and music, click here.