Though he’s regarded as one of his generation’s most versatile and accomplished actors, Jeff Bridges has always been in touch with his musical side. In the late 1950s and earl ...
During the mid-1950s, Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly first met as teenagers. Both were from the West Texas area—Orbison in the Fort Worth/Vernon area and Holly in Lubbock, and shared a friendly rivalry ...
On this day (February 2) in 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper took the stage for the final time. Their Winter Dance Party tour took them to the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - February 2, 1959, is Buddy Holly’s last performance. The rock ' n ' roller sang to a crowd of more than 1000 at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. Buddy Holly, Richie ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Buddy Holly Center will offer free admission Tuesday to mark the 67th anniversary of “The Day the Music Died.” On Feb. 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson ...
On Feb. 3, 1959, the face of modern music changed forever in one tragic moment with the simultaneous deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper Later referred to as The Day the Music ...
Tuesday marked the 65th anniversary of “the day the music died.” In the early morning hours in 1959, a small airplane carrying early rock pioneers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens crashed ...
The tragic 1959 plane crash, immortalized in Don McLean's 1971 hit 'American Pie,' is a cultural cornerstone in modern American music Michael Ochs Archives/Getty (2); Blank Archives/Getty On Feb. 3, ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - In the mid 1950’s, Buddy Holly and a few friends formed The Crickets and started a working relationship with producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico. Alexandra Pitts, ...
More than six decades ago, a small plane went down in an Iowa field, killing three early rock 'n' roll stars and shocking America. The date, Feb. 3, 1959, has since become known as "the day the music ...
A jam-packed night at the kohl center, A fitting crowd for the semifinal action on the mat as wrestlers look to clinch a spot in the championship round tomorrow. A bill introduced this week would set ...
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of February 3, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas—Charles Hardin Holley, or as the public knows him, Buddy Holly, was a singer, songwriter and musician ...