Ninety-four years ago today, the prolific studio guitarist and producer who worked with a long list of legends was born in Oklahoma.

As the Beatles return to the screen this week, we recall the guitarist whose gear choices, chord changes and lead lines ...

On February 2nd, 1959, in what would be a good nominee for the worst Groundhog Day of all-time, Buddy Holly played the final gig of his life, strumming the last chord on his 1958 Fender Stratocaster ...

Being the opening act for a famous artist is no small deal. It can open doors of all sorts and effectively take someone from relative obscurity to household name. This is what happened to Buddy Holly ...

Hello, all. These videos and audio files represent the bonus content related to the February 2025 issue of Guitar World, aka our massive tribute to the late, great Dimebag Darrell, who was taken from ...

On a frosty night in January 1959, George Harrison’s idol, Bob Dylan, was watching his other idol, Buddy Holly, perform live. The Beatles guitarist never got the chance to enjoy the same experience, ...

Buddy Valastro's two eldest kids, Sofia, 23, and Buddy Jr., 22, tell PEOPLE for our Generations Issue what it's like working with Dad at their family's bakery Sofia, who recently graduated from ...

In today's era of explicit lyrics, barely clothed performers and X-rated musical performances, it's hard to imagine that rock n roll was once considered the height of depravity. Yet this is exactly ...

When the movie “La Bamba” premiered 38 years ago, tracing the short singing career of teen idol Ritchie Valens, I became obsessed with the film, with Valens’ story and with the deaths of the other ...

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 ...

Since Buddy Holly made the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, famous, the long-lived music spot is honoring the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer once again. “Not Fade Away: The Immersive Surf Ballroom ...

One of the most historic music venues in the country is expanding, and it’s going to feature an exhibit that’s not only dedicated to the three rock ’n’ roll icons that made it famous, but the genre ...