Later that year, Holly confided in Anka about wanting to leave the Crickets and change his musical direction. A fan of Anka’s ...

On January 22, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly recorded six songs in his New York City apartment. No one could have known they ...

Of all the unique oddities of my career, I am perhaps proudest of the fact that I am forever linked with Buddy Holly. I have heard it said that children dream in a different way than grown-ups. To ...

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 ...

Paul McCartney revealed his favorite among Buddy Holly’s songs. In addition, he discussed playing Holly’s songs with John Lennon and George Harrison when they were young. Notably, Paul’s favorite ...

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 ...

Dec. 5—A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the new Jerry Garcia biopic planned by famed film director Martin Scorsese. Scorsese's yet unnamed movie biography has already cast actor Jonah Hill to ...

Jerry Allison released a single in 1958 under his middle name, Ivan. It only reached No. 68 on the charts. However, as a drummer and songwriter with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Allison had much more ...

Zachary Stevenson stars as Buddy Holly in “A Tribute to Buddy Holly” for two shows Jan. 18. Zachary Stevenson has been singing Buddy Holly songs longer than Holly did at this point. “A Tribute to ...

Although musician J.P. McDermott played in what he describes as a “skinny tie, new wave” band through high school and college, he always felt a connection with the music of Buddy Holly. “To me, Buddy ...

The Texas woman who inspired the 1958 Buddy Holly song "Peggy Sue" has died at a Lubbock hospital. Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham of Lubbock died Monday at University Medical Center, according to UMC ...