Gary W. Moore is known worldwide as an inspirational and
motivational speaker of choice, successful entrepreneur,
accomplished musician, and award-winning and critically acclaimed
author.
As author of Playing with the Enemy, Gary tells the story of his
father, Gene Moore and his remarkable life in baseball and war.
Playing with the Enemy is inspiring readers around the globe and
will soon be a major motion picture. Gary is also a contributing
author to the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and
author of three upcoming books, Hey Buddy: In Pursuit of Buddy
Holly, My New Buddy John, and My Lost Decade of Music; Brimstone:
The Dee Harper Story; and Carbon Hill.
Gary has been featured in publications such as Entrepreneur
Magazine, Selling Power Magazine, Sales and Marketing Management
Magazine, Impromptu Magazine, and Southwest Airlines’ Spirit
Magazine, and has appeared on CNN, CNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, and
Fox.
Gary is a recipient of the prestigious Sam Walton Leadership Award
and because of his unique speaking and writing style, has become
known as “America’s Storyteller!”™
We’ve all had Uncle Charlies in our lives who were fun to be around
because they told such great stories; we always wanted to hear
more. For me, Gary Moore is the ‘Uncle Charlie’ of American
writers. He is a great storyteller through the written word—and I
always want to read more. Now he’s done it again with Hey
Buddy.
*John Skipper, author of Meredith Willson: The Unsinkable Music
Man*
Hey Buddy illustrates the raw power that passion for a topic can
have when it grips an unsuspecting writer. Author Gary Moore is not
only a gifted storyteller but an accomplished musician and a pilot,
and he uses these attributes to provide new and unique insights
into Holly’s music, his all-too-brief life . . . and his death.
*Bonnie Bartel Latino, author and former columnist for Stars and
Stripes newspaper–Europe*
A rock-and-rollercoaster of a read! Gary Moore’s emotional account
of his discovery of Buddy Holly and the eye-and ear-witnesses of
Holly’s genius is a memorial to the influence of one of rock’s true
pioneers. You’ll ‘Rave On’ about this unforgettable story!
*Bill Guertin, longtime vinyl rock-and-roll DJ and the author of
Reality Sells: The 800-Pound Gorilla of Sales*
There are bits that gave me goosebumps -- reading about such a
talented kid being snatched away so young in such tragic
circumstances will surely do that to anyone.
*BHAS-CFC Online*
A comfortable read and recommended as a gentle introduction to the
man who was Buddy Holly, and a probe into the mind of the author
whose obsession as a new fan grows stronger every page. This book
will probably have the reader wondering what might have been if
Buddy had survived, but also what if Gary Moore had picked up a
Fender in 1957.
*Maggie’s Blue Suede News*
Buddy Holly inspired a generation of musical greatness. But in many
ways, he was very different from the musicians he inspired in his
short life. These differences are what allowed a former rock n roll
naysayer to finally come to grips with his musical prejudice. In
discovering Buddy, Gary Moore learns as much about himself as he
does about a generation of music he had selectively tuned out. Hey
Buddy allowed me to walk on this journey with him. It is really
terrific—sweet, sad, informative, and even patriotic. This is a
great read for anyone remotely interested in music and why it does
or doesn’t make us tick.
*Beth Kenney-Augustine, Emmy award-winning producer*
This book is a warm and intimate chronicle of the author’s personal
journey to discover more about Buddy Holly, his music, his
influence, the times in which he lived and ultimately his untimely
death.
*Crackerjack magazine*
. . . a thoroughly fun read [and] crazy good.
*Chicago Sun-Times*
...this book will surprise many of you.... for it is quite unlike
anything else I’ve read.
*Now Dig This magazine*
Gary Moore’s Hey Buddy is a touching narrative that chronicles his
fascinating journey of discovery into the life and music of Buddy
Holly through the spirited performances of John Mueller while
endeavoring to explain the profound impact Buddy’s musical legacy
continues to have more than fifty years after his tragic
demise.
*Jacqueline A. Bober, Curator, The Buddy Holly Center*
Hey Buddy is a page-turning pursuit of Buddy Holly’s legacy and his
impact on others in and out of the music industry. It’s as American
as apple pie and as compelling as Don McLean’s legendary hit about
The Day the Music Died. Run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookstore
and get two copies—one for you and another for anyone you know who
listens to music.
*James Riordan, New York Times bestselling author of Break on
Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison*
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