Stereogum — The United States didn’t protect copyrights for sound recordings until 2/15/72. Thanks to that legal loophole, Pandora has never paid royalties on music recorded before 1972, claiming that it was all part of the public domain. The policy that has d... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Texas guitarist and singer Bobby Fuller had barely found his way into the national limelight in 1966, with his group’s soon-to-be-classic reworking of a song first recorded by Buddy Holly, when he died mysteriously of asphyxiation in Los Angeles. ... more info

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The Telegraph — Why are Buddy Holly's six last songs so full of misery? more info

The Telegraph — Buddy Holly died in an air crash on on this day in 1958, but his influence is as great as ever more info

The 9513 Country Music — Bobby Keys passed away yesterday. The 70-year-old saxophone player was best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, but he also toured with Buddy Holly and played with folks like Chuck Berry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Ely, Dr. John, and many, many more... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Bobby Keys passed away yesterday. The 70-year-old saxophone player was best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, but he also toured with Buddy Holly and played with folks like Chuck Berry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Ely, Dr. John, and many, many more... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, Bob Dylan played a show at Philadelphia’s Academy Of Music, and there was exactly one person in the audience: Fredrik Wikingsson, a 41-year-old Swedish superfan. Dylan and his band played four songs: Buddy Holly’s “Heartbeat,” Fats... more info

Core News — “Following her performance on the Big Top stage at Bestival, hosted by 6 Music, La Roux curates an hour long playlist of her favourite tracks. The show is in 2 parts. Part 1 is tracks that she used to dance to with her dad when she was young, and i... more info

Time — Some 2,000 items owned by the late-country singer are being auctioned off in October more info