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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Yahoo! Music — Reuters - One snowy night 50 years ago, Buddy Holly took off on a small plane and died a few minutes later when it crashed in an Iowa field. more info

Reuters - One snowy night 50 years ago, Buddy Holly took off on a small plane and died a few minutes later when it crashed in an Iowa field. more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - One snowy night 50 years ago, Buddy Holly took off on a small plane and died a few minutes later when it crashed in an Iowa field. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One snowy night 50 years ago, Buddy Holly took off on a small plane and died a few minutes later when it crashed in an Iowa field. more info

How is it that a bespectacled youth from Texas, who died aged 22 in a plane crash, is still revered 50 years on? Just listen to the outpouring of perfect rock'n'roll Buddy Holly produced in a career that lasted only 18 months, says Spencer Leigh more info

Perfect Porridge — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Winter Dance Party and the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ames, Iowa-based Poison Control Center recorded a few tracks, including this one: Poison Control Center : “Well All Right” (mp3) More inf... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's no coincidence that Sub Pop finally made a promo MP3 available from Vetiver's upcoming Tight Knit the day after the whole thing leaks to the world. Sometimes you can play the market, but sometimes the market plays you. I haven't heard a thing ... more info