This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton's "La Bamba: A Visual History," published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill. The ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Step back in time to 1959 as the Capitol Theatre in Davenport hosts a tribute concert honoring three musicians killed just days after they performed in Davenport. On Jan. 29, 1959, ...

ALBERT LEA, Minn. — It’s been called “The day the music died.” It was the day that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) died in a plane crash just a few miles from the ...

"The Day The Music Died" has been immortalized in music history. It earned its title in Don McLean's karaoke singalong classic "American Pie," and is one of the most significant tragedies to hit ...

It's known as the Day the Music Died ― when rock 'n' roll legends-in-the-making Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died shortly after a plane carrying them to their next gig crashed in a ...