AP - Jan 28, 2009
It s been 50 years since a single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field, instantly killing three men whose names would become enshrined in the history of rock n roll. The passing decades...
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La Bamba was the first Spanish-language song to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and its universal catchiness has led to big business for the hundreds-of-years-old Mexican folk tune...
More »Reuters - Aug 26, 2004
He achieved crossover success long before the music business coined that phrase. He did it so effortlessly that fans didn t think twice about the culture from which he was coming. They were too entranced...
More »Reuters - Jun 11, 2004
Rhino Records, best-known for its retro music catalog, has launched a pair of new-media initiatives in the past two weeks. Rhino, the Burbank, Calif.-based subsidiary of Warner Music Group, cut exclusive...
More »AP - Apr 8, 2004
Niki Sullivan, who played guitar as a member of Buddy Holly and The Crickets, died in his sleep Tuesday at his home, family members said. He was 66. Sullivan played on 27 of 32 songs Holly recorded...
More »AP - Mar 24, 2004
The Big Bopper s only son has been sued by four of his half-siblings, who say he has unrightfully claimed all of the royalties to his father s songs. The four siblings are the children of Adrianne Teetsie...
More »USRN - Feb 3, 2002
(2/3/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- On February 3, 1959, a tragic plane crash cut short the careers of three young rising stars--Buddy Holly, J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson, and Ritchie Valens. That fateful day 43...
More »USRN - Dec 12, 2000
(12/12/00, 6 p.m. ET) - The late Ritchie Valens was among the artists announced today (December 12) for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2001. Valens has been eligible the Hall s inception...
More »USRN - Feb 2, 2000
(2/3/00, 10 a.m. ET) - On Feb. 3, 1959, a plane en route to Fargo, N.D. crashed following a rock n roll concert at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all on board. Among the passengers on...
More »USRN - Feb 2, 2000
(2/3/00, 10 a.m. ET) - On Feb. 3, 1959, a plane en route to Fargo, N.D. crashed following a rock n roll concert at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all on board. Among the passengers on...
More »USRN - Sep 20, 1999
(9/20/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - The official ballots are out in the mail for the Performer category of the next class of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees. This year s short list includes Aerosmith, Black...
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