Buddy Holly

On This Day

09.23.25

On This Day in 1957, Buddy Holly Went to No. 1 with a John Wayne-Inspired Classic

By Clayton Edwards
Features

07.02.25

Buddy Holly Inspired the Beatles in More Ways Than One, Including an Eye-Opening Way You Might Not Have Considered

By Melanie Davis
Behind The Song

04.14.25

The Heartbreaking Song Waylon Jennings Wrote for His Late Friend and Bandmate, Buddy Holly

By Melanie Davis
Behind The Song

04.04.25

The Final Collaboration Waylon Jennings Had With Friend and Bandmate Buddy Holly in 1958 and its Posthumous Release

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Features

03.30.25

How Buddy Holly’s Death Impacted the Way News Outlets Handle Tragedy Today

By Jacob Uitti
The List

02.10.25

4 Incredible Modern (And Not-So-Modern) Covers of Buddy Holly Songs

By Em Casalena
The List

02.05.25

The 3 Collaborations Between Buddy Holly and Waylon Jennings

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Features

02.03.25

On This Day in 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens Tragically Died, Inspiring Don McLean’s “American Pie”

By Peter Burditt
Features

12.20.24

“The Day the Music Died”: How Waylon Jennings Nearly Ended Up in Don McLean’s “American Pie”

By Peter Burditt
The List

09.05.24

3 Eternal Classic Rock Songs from Music’s Biggest “What If”: Buddy Holly

By Jacob Uitti
Behind The Song

09.02.24

The Story Behind “Oh, Boy!” by The Crickets and How the Band Created an Alter Ego

By Jay McDowell
The List

08.08.24

3 Forever Artists Who Died Too Soon in the 1950s

By Jacob Uitti