Buddy Holly was in the spotlight of American popular music for only two short years, but the wealth of material he recorded in that time had a major and lasting impact.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University's 8th Annual American Music Masters Conference—"Rave On: The Life and Music of Buddy Holly"—will feature the legacy of this legend.

The conference begins at 9 a.m. December 6 in Ford Auditorium. Tickets are $30 through Ticketmaster but free for a limited number of Case students who register at http://www.case.edu/events/amm.

The daylong conference is among many events—including a tribute concert December 6 at the Cleveland Play House and a Jamboree and Buddy Holly Exhibit December 5 at the Rock Hall—that brings together journalists, historians and musicians to examine Holly's contributions to music.

Greil Marcus, a noted historian and journalist, will give the conference's keynote address. To learn more, call 216-781-ROCK or visit http://www.rockhall.com.

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