In the early part of 1959, Buddy Holly and his band were playing the ‘Winter Dance Party’ tour across the American Midwest, ...
"Buddy Holly to us was amazing for a number of reasons ... "I think [producer] Norman [Petty] had the same machine he had at ...
On Feb. 3, 1959, a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, took the lives of promising young rock musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (known as the “Big Bopper”). In his 1972 ...
Nearly 60 years ago, on Feb. 3, 1959, after leaving a show at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, Buddy Holly jumped on a plane to escape the freezing winds to make his way to the next stop on ...
And trumpet. Gotta love that. Another revelation to me was Holly and The Crickets’ performance at the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City. The sarcastic welcome of Ruthgena Faraco ...
Audiences will be treated to live performances of over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits, including “Maybe Baby,” “Every Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “That’ll Be The Day,” “Oh Boy ...
Known as the 'sexy' Buddy Holly, Ontario's own Jeff Giles loves bringing audiences back to the music they grew up with. Tribute artist Jeff Giles from Stoney Creek Ontario has become Canada's ...