A piece of rock history returns to Clear Lake, Iowa, as Buddy Holly's last microphone is donated to the Surf Ballroom, where ...

Buddy is a musical celebration of the legendary singer/songwriter Buddy Holly, who shot to stardom in 1957, only to die in a plane crash two years later alongside 17-year-old Ritchie Valens and J ...

LUBBOCK, TEXAS – The Buddy Holly Center announced the center will provide guitar lessons in June. Classes will be held each Monday evening at 6:30pm in the Education Station of The Buddy Holly ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Buddy Holly Center wants you to join guitar instructor, Robin Harrell, for a Beginner’s Level 1 8-week course at The Buddy Holly Center. According to the release, classes ...

Mick Jagger says: “To English people Buddy Holly was an enormous inspiration. He was a songwriter, which Elvis wasn’t. And he wrote very simple songs, sort of lesson one in songwriting.

Mick Jagger says: “To English people Buddy Holly was an enormous inspiration. He was a songwriter, which Elvis wasn’t. And he wrote very simple songs, sort of lesson one in songwriting. Great songs, ...

For Richards, Jagger, the Beatles boys and a whole other legion of acts coming of age at the time, Holly’s ability to not only sing, play guitar but also write his own songs was a revelation. It was ...

Note: The video above reflects top headlines from the morning of January 13, 2025. LUBBOCK, Texas– Guitar lessons at the Buddy Holly Center will begin this spring starting in February. A pr… ...

Buddy was the first person to believe in Waylon’s musical talent, after they became friends when Waylon was a DJ at KLLL in Lubbock, Texas. In 1958, Buddy financed, produced and played on Waylon’s ...

The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper [Video: WatchMojo.com] All three of them were among the hottest acts in the nation.

Guitar lessons: As John Lennon once claimed, “Before Elvis, there was nothing.” So it's not surprising that US rock ’n’ roll provided the major influence on his early playing style, as well as ...

Written by Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Carolyn Hester Carolyn Hester is known for her close ties to artists like Bob Dylan, and her involvement in the 1960s folk-rock movement in New York City.