Editing Buddy Holly (section)

==Image and style==
Holly's singing style was characterized by his [[vocal hiccup]]s, a technique he acquired after hearing Elvis do it in 1955 on the Hayride show, and his alternation between his [[Modal voice|regular voice]] and [[falsetto]].{{sfn|Rolling Stone staff|2001}} Holly's "stuttering vocals" were complemented by his [[Percussive fingerstyle|percussive guitar playing]], solos, [[Double stop|stops]], [[bent note]]s, and rhythm and blues [[chord progression]]s.{{sfn|Henderson|Stacey|p=296|2014}} He often strummed [[Downpicking|downstrokes]] that were accompanied by Allison's percussion.{{sfn|Wishart|p=540|2004}}

Holly bought his first [[Fender Stratocaster]], which became his signature guitar, at Harrod Music in Lubbock. His innovative playing style was characterized by its blending of chunky rhythm and high string lead work. Holly played his first 1954 Stratocaster until it was stolen during a tour stop in [[Michigan]] in 1957. To replace it, he purchased a 1957 model before a show in Detroit. Holly owned four or five Stratocasters during his career.{{sfn|Hunter|p=87|2013}}

At the beginning of their music careers, Holly and his group wore business suits. When they met the Everly Brothers, Don Everly took the band to Phil's Men's Shop in New York City and introduced them to [[Ivy League (clothes)|Ivy League clothes]]. The brothers advised Holly to replace his old-fashioned glasses with [[horn-rimmed glasses]], which had been popularized by [[Steve Allen]].{{sfn|Norman|1996|p=144}} Holly bought a pair of glasses made in Mexico from Lubbock optometrist Dr. J. Davis Armistead. Teenagers in the United States started to request this style of glasses, which were later popularly known as "Buddy Holly glasses."{{sfn|Jones|p=175|2014}}

While Holly's other belongings were recovered immediately following his fatal plane crash, there was no record of his signature glasses being found. They were presumed lost until, in March 1980, they were discovered in a Cerro Gordo County courthouse storage area by Sheriff Gerald Allen. They had been found in the spring of 1959, after the snow had melted, and had been given to the sheriff's office. They were placed in an envelope dated April 7, 1959, along with the Big Bopper's watch, a lighter, two pairs of dice and part of another watch, and misplaced when the county moved courthouses. The glasses frames were returned to Santiago a year later, after a legal contest over them with his parents. They are now on display at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 12, 1980 |title=Holly's glasses returned to family |work=The Beaver County Times |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19800312&id=UfsqAAAAIBAJ&pg=4079,2430645 |access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 22, 1981 |title=Eyeglasses returned |work=The Prescott Courier |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=886&dat=19810322&id=oZ5OAAAAIBAJ&pg=6240,5970296 |access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref>

The rarest and only known Buddy Holly poster from "The Day the Music Died," was sold at [[Heritage Auctions]] for a record-breaking $447,000 in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ray |first=Helen |date=2022-11-12 |title=Rare Buddy Holly poster from "The Day the Music Died" sells for record-breaking $447,000 at auction - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/buddy-holly-poster-the-day-the-music-died-auction-sold/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>