In the 1971 classic "American Pie," Don McLean wrote about "The Day the Music Died" — a.k.a. Feb. 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson were famously ...

Buddy Holly died on February 3, 1959. He was just 22 years old. And despite a rock and roll recording career that only lasted ...

Buddy Holly may have looked cute, but behind those iconic glasses was a fiery rebel who played by his own rules—until that fire went out forever on one of the most tragic days in the history of ...

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 ...

“A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile ... song in response to a plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper at a time ...

David Welborn thinks of his every time he walks past a Telecaster Guitar in his music store ... short season in the sun. Buddy Holly had already moved on when he died on that cold February ...