Article: Holly's widow in fight to stop sale of Peggy Sue's book

THE WIDOW of Buddy Holly, the late American rock and roll pioneer, is trying to prevent the woman made famous by her husband's hit song Peggy Sue from publishing a book about the music legend.

Maria Elena Holly has instructed lawyers to oppose the publication of Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue, an autobiography of Texan woman Peggy Sue Gerron, after whom the song was named.

Mrs Holly, 62, claims the book is unauthorised and will harm Holly's name, her own reputation and that of her company, Holly Properties, which collects royalties and governs use of the musician's image.

"It's very interesting that this woman makes up all these stories," Mrs Holly said from her home in Dallas, Texas. "He ...

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