Both teens from West Texas, Holly and Orbison, became friends in the mid-1950s along with a friendly rivalry, and played some ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "My life has been what you might call an uneventful one, and it seems there is not much of interest to tell,” Buddy Holly once ...
While Buddy Holly’s music career was tragically short, he still significantly impacted the most successful musical act ever, The Beatles. The Beatles considered him a rock hero and paid tribute to the ...
Paul McCartney revealed his favorite among Buddy Holly’s songs. In addition, he discussed playing Holly’s songs with John Lennon and George Harrison when they were young. Notably, Paul’s favorite ...
Buddy Holly only recorded for a few years before his untimely death in 1959. But in that time, he left behind a treasure trove of pristine pop songs and rockabilly-tinged ramblers for other artists to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham, the woman behind Buddy Holly’s song “Peggy Sue,” died on Oct. 1. She is pictured here in 2008 signing ...
LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas woman who inspired the 1958 Buddy Holly song “Peggy Sue” has died at a Lubbock hospital. Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham of Lubbock died Monday at University Medical Center, ...
Although musician J.P. McDermott played in what he describes as a “skinny tie, new wave” band through high school and college, he always felt a connection with the music of Buddy Holly. “To me, Buddy ...