Rock out this weekend at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center as “Buddy — The Buddy Holly Story” pays a full-throttle, guitar-fueled tribute to one of rock n’ roll’s earliest pioneers.

Buddy is a musical celebration of the legendary singer/songwriter Buddy Holly, who shot to stardom in 1957, only to die in a plane crash two years later alongside 17-year-old Ritchie Valens and J ...

The son of the late Tommy Allsup, the guitarist with Holly's band on the Winter Dance Party Tour that stopped at the Surf on ...

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story will be at the Towngate Theatre from Tuesday, September 2 to Saturday, September 6, 2025. The rock and roll musical, which tells the story of Buddy Holly's rise to ...

Elvis Back in The Building will be performed live on stage at Buddy Holly Hall on Sunday, September 14, featuring stunning production and tribute performances to the King of Rock and Roll.

Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in “The Buddy Holly Story” and his work on variety shows like “Hee Haw,” died Tuesday, June 17, at the age of 78.

The Buddy Holly Center’s annual Summer Showcase Concert Series continues its season on Thursday, July 10 with Chapter 23: ...

Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in “The Buddy Holly Story” and his work on variety shows like “Hee Haw,” died Tuesday, June 17, at the age of 78. Sartain’s death was ...

Gailard Sartain, the comic and character actor known for his nearly 20-season-long role on country variety show Hee Haw as well as roles in the Ernest films, The Buddy Holly Story, and more, has died.

Gailard Sartain, the character actor and comedian whose breakthrough role on Hee Haw launched a career of playing Southern good-ol’-boy that included his memorable performance as The Big Bopper in ...

Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in "The Buddy Holly Story" and his work on variety shows like "Hee Haw," died Tuesday, June 17, at the age of 78. Sartain's death was ...