Buddy Holly‘s influence on generations of rock and country musicians has inspired various tribute projects in the 55 years since his death. On September 7th, on what would have been his 78th birthday, ...

LOS ANGELES - What possible impact could a young pop musician make if given just 18 months to carve out a career? Only the most dreamy-eyed optimist could think of placing 10 hits on the Billboard Hot ...

Music supervisor Randall Poster reeled in a whale of a lineup for “Rave on Buddy Holly,” an uncommonly good tribute album to the Lubbock, Texas, wonder who left behind a songbook of staggering quality ...

Lyle Lovett contributed to two tribute albums last year, and both are artists whom he credits as influences and inspirations. He recorded the Buddy Holly song "Well All Right" for the album "Listen to ...

Art Alexakis didn't have many music albums when he was growing up. But, when he was able to get his hands on one, it was special moment for the budding musician. And it turns out, his mother bringing ...

Click to listen to the 'Listen To Me: Buddy Holly' album Buddy Holly, who would have been 75 this year, was rock & roll's master of less is more. His perfectly crafted songs deliver big emotional ...

Jerry “JI” Allison, the drummer best known for his work alongside Buddy Holly in the band the Crickets, has died at the age of 82. “Our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Jerry 'JI' ...

This story is from Texas Monthly’s archives. We have left the text as it was originally published to maintain a clear historical record. Read more here about our archive digitization project. Inside ...