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Article: Holly's widow in fight to stop sale of Peggy Sue's book
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
- Article date:
- January 13, 2008
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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 ...