Reuters — Peggy Sue Gerron, whose name has echoed in the annals of rock 'n' roll history for six decades as the crush in the Buddy Holly classic song "Peggy Sue," has died at the age of 78 in Lubbock, Texas, where she and Holly went to high school, officials s... more info

Time — Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham of Lubbock died Monday at University Medical Center more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham of Lubbock died Monday at University Medical Center. more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring an original recording called "All the Way" as well as a new version of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away". more info

Stereogum — Actor Gary Busey has just launched a PledgeMusic campaign to support two new singles. What can't he do?! The two-song bundle, Not Fade Away, comes out 11/7. Teddy Jack produced and played instruments for the forthcoming release. 40 years ago, Busey d... more info

Guardian Music — Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterThe country rocker pays tribute to his musical heroes with a rapt trip down memory lane – and a dig at Kanye WestOn 3 February, 1959, a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, took the lives of rock’n’rolle... more info

Uncut — Features Buddy Holly, Moby Dick and more Bob Dylan Features Buddy Holly, Moby Dick and more The post Hear Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize lecture appeared first on Uncut. more info

New York Times — A coin toss kept Mr. Allsup off a plane with Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. The others died when the plane crashed. more info

MSN Music — He narrowly avoided the 1959 plane flight that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. more info

Consequence of Sound — The Grammy-winning musician and Buddy Holly tour mate was 85 years old. more info