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Feb. 3, 2025: 66 years since 'The Day the Music Died'
On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known by his stage name The Big ...
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New bobbleheads honor Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper on crash anniversary
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 ...
Of Notoriety: Groundhog Day Gala in Whiting and NWI Symphony chorus concert welcome February arrival
Second Annual Groundhog’s Day Gala at the Whiting Knights of Columbus Hall, 1120 119th St. in Whiting. Music, a full bar and ...
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That’ll be the Day – Local care home remembers Buddy Holly
Claremont Parkway care home in Kettering was transformed into a 50s diner to mark Buddy Holly Day on 3rd February.
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Jimmy Clanton, a teenage heartthrob in the '50s, is retiring at the age of 86
Jimmy Clanton, stood in on the Winter Dance Party Tour after the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The ...
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‘It’s the Lubbock sound’: Why Buddy Holly had such a lasting impact on the city
To this day there are artifacts and sites all around Lubbock, Texas that honor Buddy Holly, as his legacy has made a lasting ...
Buddy Holly and the Crickets: Their echoes still chirp at a music store in Durant, OK
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 ...
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On This Day in 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens Tragically Died, Inspiring Don McLean’s “American Pie”
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...
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More than 60 years after plane crash, Buddy Holly's music, legacy very much alive
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf ...
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Clear Lake man recalls seeing Buddy Holly a week before his death
It’s when he got the opportunity to attend a concert by his hero: Buddy Holly. “The Winter Dance Party played in my hometown on January 26, 1959,” Larson, who grew up in Eau Claire ...
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Buddy Holly And The Day The Music Died
On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and JP (The Big Bopper) Richardson died in a tragic plane crash. It’s an event that has come to be known as ‘the day the music died.’ ...
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Will Ferrell Says Fans ‘Were Not Too Happy’ About Buddy the Elf Smoking and Thought: ‘Please Be True to the Character. That Was Not Cool’
Will Ferrell recently told People magazine that some of his fans were not too thrilled with his decision to revive Buddy the Elf as a grizzled drinker and smoker. The comedian went viral on social ...