R esidents and staff were transported back to the golden age of Rock 'n' Roll as a talented tribute act, ‘I Can't Believe ...

J.I. Allison and Buddy Holly co-wrote some of the biggest pop hits ever released by Buddy Holly and the Crickets, "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue" ...

So many sing about “the day that music died” on Feb. 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed in a plane crash.

Jerry Ivan (J.I.) Allison, the drummer for Buddy Holly's Crickets who is celebrated for his pivotal role in the Lubbock-based band that changed the music world as well as a successful career of ...

Clear Lake, Iowa, Feb. 3 (UPI) Three of the nation’s top rock ‘n roll singing stars – Ritchie Valens, J. P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson, and Buddy Holly – died today with their pilot in ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. 2, 1959.

J.I. and Buddy Holly met in the 1950s, and began playing together as a duo. Holly played the guitar and took care of the vocals, while J.I. played the drums. They soon met bassist Joe B. Mauldin, and ...

On Feb. 3, 1959, stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in an Iowa plane crash on what was supposed to be a plane ride to their next stop on the Winter Dance ...

This Buddy Holly and the Crickets "The Day the Music Died" 1959 concert poster sold for $447,000 at Heritage Auctions. Photo courtesy of Heritage Auctions. Sarah Cascone November 14, 2022 Share ...

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 ...

HARROWING images show the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that killed rock-and-roll icon Buddy Holly 64 years ago today. The rockstar, born Charles Hardin Holley, died alongside his fellow band… ...

On Feb. 3, 1959, a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, took the lives of promising young rock musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (known as the “Big Bopper”).