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In 1979, Lubbock [[radio]] pioneers [[Larry Corbin]] and Jerry "Bo" Coleman and the famous musician Waylon Jennings, decided that their old friend, Buddy Holly should be honored in Lubbock. Corbin himself paid for the startup costs of the landmark Buddy Holly statue. With financial help from the proceeds of two Waylon Jennings concerts, the statue was completed and stands as a memorial to Buddy Holly. After the Holly statue, Corbin, Jennings, and Coleman developed the concept of West Texas Walk of Fame, dedicated to area musicians. The Walk of Fame inducted Holly in 1979, Jennings in 1980, Mac Davis in 1983, and [[Don Allison]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180807/west-texas-walk-of-fame-to-add-abbott-allison-livingston-weeks|author=William Kerns|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|title=West Texas Walk of Fame to add Abbott, Allison, Livingston, Weeks|date=August 7, 2018|accessdate=August 8, 2018}}</ref>
 
In 1979, Lubbock [[radio]] pioneers [[Larry Corbin]] and Jerry "Bo" Coleman and the famous musician Waylon Jennings, decided that their old friend, Buddy Holly should be honored in Lubbock. Corbin himself paid for the startup costs of the landmark Buddy Holly statue. With financial help from the proceeds of two Waylon Jennings concerts, the statue was completed and stands as a memorial to Buddy Holly. After the Holly statue, Corbin, Jennings, and Coleman developed the concept of West Texas Walk of Fame, dedicated to area musicians. The Walk of Fame inducted Holly in 1979, Jennings in 1980, Mac Davis in 1983, and [[Don Allison]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180807/west-texas-walk-of-fame-to-add-abbott-allison-livingston-weeks|author=William Kerns|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|title=West Texas Walk of Fame to add Abbott, Allison, Livingston, Weeks|date=August 7, 2018|accessdate=August 8, 2018}}</ref>
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The statue of Holly on the Walk of Fame was sculpted by [[Grant Speed]].
    
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