"My life has been what you might call an uneventful one, and it seems there is not much of interest to tell,” Buddy Holly once wrote in a high school essay. Still, the young student — born Charles ...

Holly is also well known amongst music listeners who enjoy rock and roll songs from the 1950s. Truly, Holly is something of a legend in popular music. With his horn-rimmed glasses, skillful pop hits ...

While Buddy Holly’s music career was tragically short, he still significantly impacted the most successful musical act ever, The Beatles. The Beatles considered him a rock hero and paid tribute to the ...

At least one: Buddy Holly, whose legacy lives in recordings, movies (Gary Busey was Oscar-nominated for playing him) and stage shows such as "Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story," now playing at the History ...

John Lennon said he was more familiar with early rock songs than he was with The Beatles’ songs. For example, he said he could play one of Buddy Holly’s songs “backwards.” Notably, John recorded the ...

What else is there to say about Buddy Holly? He was one of the first “teen idols” to shake the nation back in the early days of rock ‘n’ roll—a face known nationwide, and groundbreaking guitar work ...

Country band The Howdies are gearing up to release their debut album Howdies All Around on September 29 via Normaltown/New West Records, and if you’re unfamiliar with the band, here’s some of their ...

It drew the first tears of rock 'n' roll, a culture so young death was new. Fifty years ago this morning, Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens died when the tiny plane they ...