"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 wrote in a high school essay. Still, the young student — born Charles ...

Holly is also well known amongst music listeners who enjoy rock and roll songs from the 1950s. Truly, Holly is something of a legend in popular music. With his horn-rimmed glasses, skillful pop hits ...

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‘s influence on generations of rock and country musicians has inspired various tribute projects in the 55 years since his death. On September 7th, on what would have been his 78th birthday, ...

The woman who Buddy Holly sang about in his 1957 song “Peggy Sue” has died. Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham of Lubbock, Texas, died on Monday. According to the Associated Press, she died at University ...

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, ...

Peggy Sue Gerron, the inspiration for Buddy Holly‘s 1957 hit song, has died in Lubbock, Texas, at 78. While the focus of Holly’s single, Peggy Sue was actually in a relationship with Holly’s bandmate ...

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, ...