Buddy Holly
The $1,000 Gift That Created ‘Buddy Holly’
Imagine it is 1956 and you have a little brother with a dream that sounds like noise to everyone else. ...
Why Lubbock Must Wash Away Budy Holly’s Glasses in Texas
Imagine you have a 67-year-old memory that defines your entire town. Buddy Holly was only 22 when we lost him. ...
Buddy Holly and a 90s Song You Know by Heart
Imagine waiting forty years to give someone the perfect birthday present. On September 7, 1994, a young band from California ...
How Buddy Holly Risked It All for a New Sound
In late 1958, a young man from Texas decided to do something that most people thought was professional suicide. Buddy ...
The $36 Ticket: Why Buddy Holly Chose a Fatal Flight
Imagine being trapped on a bus in forty degrees below zero with no heat at all. This was not a ...
Buddy Holly’s Music Lives On: Relive Rock’s Golden Age in 2026
The year is 2026. Yet Buddy Holly’s music still feels fresh and full of energy. The excitement is the same ...
A Catchphrase and a Fender Guitar: How Buddy Holly Built Rock and Roll
In 1957, a young man with thick glasses and a Fender guitar did something that only one in a million ...
‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’: Buddy Holly’s Last Song Said Goodbye for Him
On October 21, 1958, a young man with thick glasses walked into a New York studio with eighteen musicians playing ...
The Night When Buddy Holly Conquered the Apollo Theater
Back in 1957, a young man from Texas named Buddy Holly did something no one thought possible. He walked onto ...
The 1958 Night Buddy Holly’s Three-Piece Band Changed British Music
Did you know that a single television broadcast in 1958 actually gave birth to the music of the sixties? Buddy ...