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
The Telegraph — On the 50th anniversary of his death we trace Buddy Holly's posthumous ascent from boy next door to rock and roll's first real artist. more info
Newsday — It's been 50 years since a single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field, instantly killing three men whose names would become enshrined in the history of rock and roll. more info
Rolling Stone — Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty
Next Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. In the current issue of Rolling Stone, Holly’s friends, fam... more info
Yahoo! Music — AP - It's been 50 years since a single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field, instantly killing three men whose names would become enshrined in the history of rock 'n' roll. more info
Yahoo! Music — AP - It's been 50 years since a single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field, instantly killing three men whose names would become enshrined in the history of rock 'n' roll. more info
A pair of multi-disc CD sets that will be released on January 27, a week before the anniversary of the February 3, 1959, crash that claimed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. more info
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