Buddy Holly may have looked cute, but behind those iconic glasses was a fiery rebel who played by his own rules—until that ...

On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...

Bob Dylan and Buddy Holly aren't often entwined, but without the bespectacled bopper, there wouldn't be the folk icon from ...

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 ...

We worship our heroes in different ways. David Welborn thinks of his every time he walks past a Telecaster Guitar in his music store. Big brother Larry was 12 years his senior. “Did you play guitar ...

On the anniversary of 'The Day the Music Died,' news came out that Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper are getting their own bobbleheads.

Ritchie Valens' sister sends a message to songwriter Don McLean describing how she really felt about his folk-rock anthem "American Pie." ...

for the Buddy Holly Experience. Event promoter and Little Malvern and Welland Councillor Viv Nelson said: "We’re delighted to welcome the band back here as last year’s show commemorating 65 years ...

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.

Happy birthday to my niece, Karyn Jeseritz, who has a birthday on Feb. 8. Happy birthday to Allen Anderson, Colter Livingston, and Keith Derscheid who will be celebrating this week ...

The family of the 'Twin Peaks' director announced his death via a social media statement on Jan. 16 Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.