Buddy was the first guy who had confidence in me. ... I had as much star quality as an old shoe, but he really liked me, and believed in me.” ...
Holly, a Texas native, was thought to be the next Elvis Presley. Waylon Jennings, also from Texas, gave up his seat on the plane for The Big Bopper. On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly ...
Tuesday marked the 66th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that took the lives of early rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson). And to commemorate what ...
including the great Buddy Holly, the singer Mac Davis, folk songstress Nanci Griffith, Dixie Chick Natalie Maines, country superstar Waylon Jennings, Jesse "Guitar" Taylor, and Gilmore's friends and ...
Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers shares his fondest memories of playing Phoenix in the early days, including country music at JD's in Scottsdale.
Charley Crockett's new album, "Lonesome Drifter," co-produced with Shooter Jenner, releases March 14, with the first single out January 31.
Medley befriended a young Waylon Jennings over beers at JD's in Scottsdale. Bill Medley has fond memories of the Righteous Brothers’ early trips to Phoenix. “Even before 'Lovin' Feeling,' we ...
Charles Hardin Holley, or Buddy Holly as he was better known, died tragically in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, aged just 22 along with fellow musicians, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson.
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. 2, 1959. Watch the video above to ...