Buddy Holly was killed in the crash of a small plane while on a singing tour in the Midwest.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

He is not a gentleman. But how magically his singing violin can conjure up a tendresse, a compassion for Lolita that makes us entranced with the book while abhorring its author.

他不是绅士，但神奇地他的小提琴声,能召唤出对Lolita的宠爱和同情,那让我们对这本书着迷，同时却在憎恨着作者。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

For a while she worked as a piano player for people studying singing.

VOA: special.2009.10.04