During rehearsals on stage at the Trocadero in London, March 1958

Buddy Holly: Rare and Unseen Photographs

Fifty years after his tragic death in an air crash, London's Proud Galleries presents a collection of images from the rock star's life, many of them never seen before.

From the exhbit, "Buddy Holly: The Making of an American Legend."

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