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“Listen to Me: Buddy Holly”– tribute album
Brian Wilson, Chris Isaak, Imelda May, Stevie Nicks, Ringo Starr and Jeff Lynne are among the artists covering classic Buddy Holly songs on a new tribute CD titled “Listen to Me: Buddy Holly.” “Listen...
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Song of the Week #70 –“That’ll Be The Day”
Buddy Holly’s rock ‘n’ roll classic “That’ll Be The Day” has been selected as Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons to mark what would have been the late star’s 75th birthday on September 7. “That’ll...
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Test Your Knowledge of Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly would have been 75-years-old today if he hadn’t died tragically in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, aged just 22. To mark the occasion, the latest Classic Pop Icons “Rock and Pop Quiz”...
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“Buddy Holly – Listen To Me” coming to PBS
A star-studded tribute to Buddy Holly will air on PBS in December. “Buddy Holly: Listen To Me/The Ultimate Buddy Party” includes performances from a Buddy Holly 75th Birthday tribute concert that took...
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Fans pay tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper
Fans around the world are commemorating the 53rd anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. Richardson (the Big Bopper) today.Among the main events is the annual four-day...
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Bonham’s Entertainment Memorabilia auction includes rare Beatles lots
Bonham’s Entertainment Memorabilia auction on December 12 will include over 400 items of music and movie memorabilia, including 71 Beatles-related lots. Among the stand-out lots are George Harrison’s...
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Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper died 54 years ago today
The great Buddy Holly died 54 years ago today in a plane crash that also claimed the lives of Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and the pilot.The plane had been chartered following a gig in Clear Lake,...
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Buddy Holly’s guitar back in Bradford
A guitar that Buddy Holly played during his UK tour in 1958 has made a return to the Bradford Odeon (formerly Gaumont), before being taken to the Buddy Holly Center in Buddy’s hometown of Lubbock,...
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Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Boppper died 56 years ago today in a plane crash, following a gig in Clear Lake, Iowa. The Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame’s “The History of the Winter Dance Party”...
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Joe B. Mauldin, bassist for the Crickets, dies aged 74
Joe B. Mauldin, the bassist for Buddy Holly’s Crickets, died on Saturday morning (Feb 7th) in Nashville. He was 74. Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly and Joe B. Mauldin (top to bottom) Born in Lubbock, Texas...
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Buddy Holly publishing rights move to BMG
Buddy Holly’s widow, Maria Elena Holly, has entrusted the U.S. publishing rights to Buddy’s songs to BMG. Maria Elena Holly has welcomed the move, saying: For almost 60 years Buddy’s loving fans and I...
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