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Peggy Sue: Tales of Rock and Roll

Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham, the inspiration behind two Buddy Holly songs, tells how they both came to be written and provides some fresh insights into Holly's tragically short career.

Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham, the inspiration behind Buddy Holly's famous song, is taken back by Arena to Lubbock, Texas, where she went to the same high school as Holly and where her marriage to his drummer Jerry Allison inspired a second tribute, Peggy Sue Got Married. She tells how both songs came to be written and provides some fresh insights into Buddy Holly's tragically short career.

Among the other people recalling this era is Peggy Sue's neighbour Donna Fox, who also inspired a 1950s classic, Ritchie Valens's Donna.

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28 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham
Participant Jerry Allison
Participant Donna Fox
Participant Francis Ford Coppola
Producer James Marsh
Editor Nigel Finch
Editor Anthony Wall

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