Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "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 ...

Singer-songwriter Buddy Holly didn’t intentionally change the spelling of his last name: somebody at a record company changed it for him, and he decided one letter wasn’t worth the argument.

Within a year before Holly’s death on February 3, 1959, the two collaborated on three songs, including Jennings’ first single, a cover of the traditional cajun waltz “Jole Blon.” Holly produced the ...

Discover the surprising movie inspiration behind a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend's only chart-topper from the golden era of rock.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Buddy Holly’s The Very Best Of returns him to the U.K. charts ...

The size of the J.I. Allison House is a surprise. Just a tiny one-story early 20 th century ranch house, it is barely big enough to accommodate a group of tourists walking through. Yet this is where ...

It was a dark day in music history. On Feb. 3, 1959, rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson boarded a chartered plane after a concert in Clear Lake, Iowa. Minutes ...

Buddy is the smash hit musical celebration of the life of Buddy Holly and how in just three short years, Buddy set the music world on fire and forever changed the face and sound of rock ‘n’ roll.

From Billboard’s number three song of 1972, Don McLean’s “American Pie”: “And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the ...

Rivers Cuomo was a student at Santa Monica College when the chorus melody for Buddy Holly came to him while walking across campus. Having moved from Connecticut to Los Angeles with his high school ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Today (February 3) marks 61 years since musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie ...

Singer-actor Mike Berry, known for his signature song "Tribute to Buddy Holly", would have turned 84 years old today.