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 — Why are Buddy Holly's six last songs so full of heartbreak? 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

Detroit Free Press — Musicians young and old now trace the musical thread of rock history back to the Day the Music Died. 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