Who Am I?

Can you solve today's Who Am I puzzle? All you have to do is study the 10 clues given below and from them, work out the name of our mystery celebrity.

01 I was born on 7 September 1936.
02 I died on 3 February 1959.
03 I was born in Lubbock, Texas.
04 As a young boy I learned to play piano, guitar and fiddle.
05 I was in a duet with Bob Montgomery singing bluegrass music.
06 I was on the same bill as Elvis Presley, when he appeared in my home town of Lubbock.
07 I also opened a show for Bill Haley & his Comets.
08 I signed-up with the Decca label in 1956.
09 In 1958 I married Maria Elena Santiago.
10 I wrote a song about my relationship with my wife entitled True Love Ways.

Who do you think I am?