Rock and roll musician Buddy Holly made his mark on the music world during a short but thriving career in the 1950s. Born Charles Hardin Holley on Sept. 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas, the ...

Ronstadt released a rocking version of the '50s classic on her platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning album Hasten Down the ...

Rivers Cuomo was a student at Santa Monica College when the chorus melody for Buddy Holly came to him while walking across campus. Having moved from Connecticut to Los Angeles with his high school ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Today (February 3) marks 61 years since musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie ...

It was a dark day in music history. On Feb. 3, 1959, rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson boarded a chartered plane after a concert in Clear Lake, Iowa. Minutes ...

It was inspired by Buddy Holly.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Buddy Holly’s The Very Best Of returns him to the U.K. charts ...

Dylan, Lennon, Clapton weigh in on Buddy Holly. As any rock historian can tell you, today is the day the music died. That’s how Don McClean put it in his immortal song “American Pie,” singing about ...

Legendary American singer and songwriter Charles Hardin Holley — known to the world as Buddy Holly — was born on this day in history, Sept. 7, 1936, in Lubbock ...

The Beatles had several music influences, including Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, and Elvis Presley. Another influence was Buddy Holly, a significant figure for The Beatles, as his unique style became ...

The size of the J.I. Allison House is a surprise. Just a tiny one-story early 20 th century ranch house, it is barely big enough to accommodate a group of tourists walking through. Yet this is where ...

Comedian Leanne Morgan is coming to the Buddy Holly on Aug. 1 as part of her "The Time of our Lives" tour. Originally performing two shows in Lubbock, she has added a third due to popular demand.