Famously, among the audience was 18-year-old Buddy Holly, who was inspired to abandon bluegrass and country music in favor of ... who performed solo for a capacity audience of 15,300.

Buddy Holly: Words of Love also features tributes from Eric Clapton, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, and Keith Richards. Each of them has spoken about what Holly's music meant to them personally.

February 3, 1959, was the day the music died and Buddy Holly was killed tragically ... and they moved to Greenwich Village. Holly split up with The Crickets and decided to launch a solo career. In ...

“He not only played guitar, he played the solos ... music publishing company owns the rights to Holly’s work, previously organised an annual festival in the singer’s honour, dubbed Buddy ...

“Our older patrons will be really familiar with the story, but we’re introducing this show and the story and the music of Buddy to ... the Crickets, Holly embarks on a solo career, eventually ...

At Buddy Holly’s age, he was still seven years from releasing his debut album. Beyoncé: Though she would have released all of her work with Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé’s solo career would be ...

To mark the 65th anniversary of Holly’s death, broadcaster Bob Harris has presented a new BBC Radio 2 documentary which pays tribute to the singer’s legacy through a series of archive clips and quotes ...