Webpeggy sue gerron, the woman who inspired buddy holly‘s 1957 hit song “peggy sue,” died monday at the university medical center in lubbock, texas, the lubbock avalanche. Webpeggy sue gerron was 17 years old, a senior at a catholic girls school, when the world heard her name radiate through the airwaves over and over on its way to rock. Webpeggy sue gerron rackham, the woman behind buddy holly’s song “peggy sue,” died on oct. She is pictured here in 2008 signing her autobiography. Webpeggy sue gerron was 17 years old, a senior at a catholic girls’ school, when the world heard her name radiate through the airwaves over and over on its way to rock. Webpeggy sue gerron, the inspiration for buddy holly's 1957 hit song, has died in lubbock, texas, aged 78. While she was the focus of the single, peggy sue was in fact. Webshe maintained a website about herself, peggy sue online, and published a memoir in 2008, whatever happened to peggy sue?—but the life she lived extended. Webholly’s widow, maria elena holly, threatened to sue rackham over what she said were false claims in the book. “he never, never considered peggy sue a friend,” she told the associated press. Webpeggy sue gerron rackham, who became part of buddy holly’s circle of friends as a teenager and long reveled in having her name used as the title of one of his. Webpeggy sue gerron, who died in lubbock, texas, on monday at age 78, came to her fame honestly. A classmate of holly's and his drummer, jerry allison, while at. Webthe texas woman who inspired the 1958 buddy holly song peggy sue has died at a lubbock hospital. Peggy sue gerron rackham of lubbock died monday at.
