Buddy Holly died in an air crash on February 3 1959, aged 22. With him were fellow rock 'n' roller Ritchie Valens. A leading critic argues that the influence of the man who created rock music is as great as ever. read more
His plane crashed in an Iowa cornfield on Feb. 3, 1959, and the date became known as “the day the music died.” Buddy Holly’s impact on music and the legal side of the music industry still raves on 55 years later, according to two Texas Tech University experts. read more
Buddy was the reality of white rock and roll, must like how Chuck was the King of the primary black audience (which white also loved). Elvis was not, in all truth and reality, he was the Justin Beiber of the 1950s. read more
Best Answer: buddy's music was not a movement from white to black. Little Richard and Chuck Berry were seen as heroes by white kids in the 50s. Buddy's music and image were more of an eye opener to who was welcome within rock and roll, and what was accepted. read more