The woman who Buddy Holly sang about in his 1957 song “Peggy Sue” has died. Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham of Lubbock, Texas, died on Monday. According to the Associated Press, she died at University ...

Experience the true story of Buddy Holly, a 19-year-old kid from Texas, who made music history. Witness his meteoric rise to fame – from the moment in 1957 when “That’ll Be the Day” hit the airwaves ...

Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story tells the true story of Buddys meteoric rise to fame, from the moment in 1957 when Thatll Be The Day hit the airwaves until his tragic death less than two years later on ...

Michael Perrie Jr. has a special place in his heart for “Buddy — The Buddy Holly Story.” The actor, who stars as the legendary singer at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport through March 3, ...

Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly had a connection that went way beyond their respective music careers. When Buddy started in the music business, Elvis’s kindness helped the teenage musician during his ...

This story is from Texas Monthly’s archives. We have left the text as it was originally published to maintain a clear historical record. Read more here about our archive digitization project. Inside ...

In April 1959, a pair of black, horn-rimmed eyeglasses was found in an Iowa cornfield. Plucked from the dirt during preparation for planting and given to law enforcement, the mangled specs were sealed ...