Buddy was the first guy who had confidence in me. ... I had as much star quality as an old shoe, but he really liked me, and believed in me.” ...

On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known by his stage name The Big ...

Forty years ago today, Waylon Jennings walked out of the recording session for the charity single "We Are the World" ...

On Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air ...

Waylon Jennings, whose rebellious songs and brash ... that spanned five decades and began when he played bass for Buddy Holly. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October.

Walking up to the exhibit, Kreason stops at a display of memorabilia from Waylon Jennings, who once played bass for Buddy Holly. The items include boots, a vest, and even the 45 he played every ...

The rough Midwest weather in the winter of 1958-59 played a major role in Rock-n-Roll history.

Jennings, or simply “Waylon” as he came to be known by his fans, began his musical career touring with singers like Buddy Holly in the 1950s. Throughout the early ’60s, in part driven by ...