Buddy Holly died on February 3, 1959. He was just 22 years old. And despite a rock and roll recording career that only lasted about two years, his impact on music is still being felt today. A major ...

Tris Schnepper said he was devastated when he heard the news that Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash in the early morning hours following his Feb. 2, 1959, performance at the Surf Ballroom in ...

One of the identical twins who posed with Buddy Holly in a famous 1959 photo taken at the Riverside Ballroom has died. Joan Matti passed away Aug. 14 in Rothschild, according to her obituary. She was ...

THIS IS A PARTY. THIS IS IOWA. (Scott Carpenter / Facebook) <14:17:09 IT'S BEEN 65 YEARS SINCE THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED WHEN MUSIC GIANTS BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER DIED IN A PLANE ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — Lubbock legend Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holly met his death in the crash of a private plane piloted by Roger Peterson in poor weather on Feb. 3, 1959. That is history. Everyone knows ...