In the early part of 1959, Buddy Holly and his band were playing the ‘Winter Dance Party’ tour across the American Midwest, ...

THIS IS A PARTY. THIS IS IOWA. (Scott Carpenter / Facebook) <14:17:09 IT'S BEEN 65 YEARS SINCE THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED WHEN MUSIC GIANTS BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER DIED IN A ...

February 3 is known as The Day the Music Died after a small plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper in 1959. Holly, a Texas native, was thought to be the next Elvis Presley.

Mar. 12 - Van Zeiler wasn't born until decades after legendary musician Buddy Holly died in a 1959 plane crash at the tragically young age of 22. So when he snagged the part of Buddy in the stage ...

Buddy Holly's death has been immortalized by Don McLean's song "American Pie" in which he sings about "the day that music died", referring to the plane crash on February 3, 1959, which killed Buddy, ...

Buddy Holly died aged 22 (Brunswick Records/Alamy/PA) Reflecting on Holly in the show, Beatles star Sir Paul said: “Buddy Holly to us was amazing for a number of reasons. “On a musical level ...

A musical tribute to the brief, shining career of musical comet Buddy Holly. Born in Texas, Holly rose to fame, changed the rock and roll landscape, and then died tragically at the age of 23.