Buddy Holly

Features

05.28.26

Remembering When ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ Began the Age of the Rock Biopic in 1978

By Jim Beviglia
On This Day

04.24.26

On This Day in 1959, Buddy Holly Made Music History With This Posthumous No. 1 Hit—Penned by His “Nemesis”

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

02.25.26

On This Day in 1957, Buddy Holly Re-Recorded a Classic No. 1 Song His Label Initially Refused To Release—Inspired by John Wayne

By Clayton Edwards
Features

02.20.26

The Two Questions Paul McCartney Would Have Asked Buddy Holly if He Had the Chance

By Peter Burditt
The List

02.12.26

2 Roy Orbison Songs Recorded by Buddy Holly and a Third by the Crickets During the Early 1960s

By Tina Benitez-Eves
On This Day

02.03.26

On This Day in 1959, We Lost the Rising Rocker Behind Hit Novelty Songs During One of the Greatest Tragedies in Music History

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

02.02.26

On This Day in 1959, Buddy Holly and His Tourmates Took the Stage for the Final Time, Bringing the Ill-Fated Winter Dance Party Tour to an End

By Clayton Edwards
Features

01.23.26

Paul Anka Wrote One of the Final Songs Buddy Holly Recorded, Released a Month Before His Death and Covered 20 Years Later by Don McLean

By Tina Benitez-Eves
On This Day

11.24.25

Born on This Day in 1931, the Willie Nelson Producer and Guitarist Who Was a Coin Toss Away From Being in the Plane Crash That Killed Buddy Holly

By Clayton Edwards
The List

10.27.25

4 Buddy Holly Classics That Were Covered by Pop and Rock Legends

By Jim Beviglia
On This Day

10.21.25

On This Day in 1958, Buddy Holly Stepped Into the Studio for the Final Time and Recorded His Last No. 1 Song

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.23.25

On This Day in 1957, Buddy Holly Went to No. 1 with a John Wayne-Inspired Classic

By Clayton Edwards