WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Bad business decisions practically defined Buddy Holly as much as his role as a rock n' roll icon/pioneer/visionary/legend/statue/freakish cult figure (for some). During his short musical career, Holly ended up on the losing end of many legal ent... more info

NME — February 3 is - according to Don McLean's 'American Pie' - "the day the music died", as it marks the anniversary of the plane crash with claimed the life of Buddy Holly. more info

ContactMusic — BUDDY HOLLY's widow still blames herself for the rocker's untimely death - because she is convinced she could have stopped him from boarding the plane which ultimately crashed ... more info

ContactMusic — Late music legend BUDDY HOLLY was so determined to record a duet with RAY CHARLES he once embarked on a road trip to track down the star. The Peggy Sue hitmaker dreamed ... more info

Scotsman.com — TODAY marks 50 years since "the day the music died", when Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash in snowy weather. more info

CNN Showbiz — Of all the unique oddities of my career, I am perhaps proudest of the fact that I am forever linked with Buddy Holly. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Spinner InterviewSpinner.com: The third of February marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens -- an occasion immortalized in Don McLean's 'American Pie' as "the d... more info

CNN Showbiz — The plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper has echoed through rock 'n' roll history for 50 years, representing, if not the end of rock 'n' roll itself, the close of an era. On Monday night, the anniversary of the trio... more info

Twangville — Fifty years ago tonight, the music world lost some shining lights. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died when their plane crashed into a field on February 2nd, 1959. We’ll never fully know what they would have accomplished ha... more info

Topix — A promotional photo of Buddy Holly from 1958. Musicians including the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were influenced by the singer-songwriter, who died 50 years ago. more info