Allison also had a minor solo hit ... on it and left off Buddy!” he said in Texas Music Monthly. “After Buddy got killed, we were all in a lawyer’s office with [Holly’s widow] Maria ...

Rock 'n' roll started with Elvis, but pop music started with Buddy Holly and The Crickets. In an age of solo stars, Holly also led the first recognisable 'pop' group, The Crickets, who in name ...

Like many rock stars who were kids in the 1950s, Brian May became a fan of the late great Buddy Holly. The rock and roll pioneer tragically died in a 1959 plane crash at just 22-years-old but had ...