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In February 1959 when Buddy Holly died in a plane crash, Buddy's 1954 Fender Stratocaster was stolen.
This is the story about tragedy, treasure and what could be one of the greatest guitar finds ever.
The ’54 documentry film, claims to have discovered Buddy Holly’s 1954 Fender Stratocaster in Australia.
The Strat was thought to have gone missing on the night of 3 February 1959, when the rock ’n’ roll pioneer hopped aboard the ill-fated plane together with Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson. But now it seems as though the guitar has survived its original owner.
The ’54 charts the history of a particular 1954 Fender Stratocaster that Gil Matthews - he’s a drummer, producer and avid Fender collector - purchased two decades after the tragedy. Cross-examinations by experts point to a high probability that the guitar in Matthews’ possession is indeed Holly’s mythical Stratocaster.
Brett Kingman interviews Gil Matthews, who use to be the drummer of the Aztecs, an Australian rock band formed in Sydney. Gil went to Lubbock in Texas, the home town of Buddy Holly, in 1979 to buy a 1954 Fender Stratocaster.
Due to the markings on the guitar, COULD THIS STRAT BE BUDDY HOLLY'S MISSING GUITAR?
With thanks to Brett and Gil for this amazing story for all us Buddy Holly fans.
The full version can be viewed using this link
• The '54 - The Story Of...
©2019 Josh Owen and Brett Kingman for OKProductions.
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Produced and Directed by Josh Owen and Brett Kingman
Edited by Josh Owen.
With very special thanks to Gil Matthews.
Filmed on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, April 2019.
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