However, 1959 marked a grim milestone for the music world when “That’ll Be the Day” singer Charles “Buddy” Holly, 22; “La Bamba” singer ... Emmett’s mother held an open-casket funeral to display the ...
To this day there are artifacts and sites all around Lubbock, Texas that honor Buddy Holly, as his legacy has made a lasting ...
Don Larson was just 17-years-old during the Winter Dance Party Tour of 1959.It’s when he got the opportunity to attend a ...
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...
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 ...
The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, together with the Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association and ASM Global, recently announced two key leadership appointments.
The Duluth Armory has hosted some of America’s most famous musicians, including Buddy Holly. He brought the Winter Dance Party tour to Duluth on January 31, 1959. Holly would die just three days ...
We worship our heroes in different ways. David Welborn thinks of his every time he walks past a Telecaster Guitar in his ...
It's a fun, upbeat, music-filled show with a wonderfully talented cast. Although Buddy Holly tragically died very young, this show is a great way to recognize and honor all he contributed to the ...
So she sent the limb to a mortician who embalmed it and held an open-casket funeral for it with her friends and family. Her video of the event, which featured Doucette, her loved ones and her ...
Claremont Parkway care home in Kettering was transformed into a 50s diner to mark Buddy Holly Day on 3rd February.
The latest creation of his In Memory Casket Wraps is for Nikyra Dedeaux, an 18-year old from Gulfport who died early New Year’s Day in the terrorist attack that killed 14 people and injured ...