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  Features1 month ago

  Buddy Holly: Not Your Average Teen Idol

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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Play Them Loud’: A Celebration Of Fabulous Fenders

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  Features2 months ago

  Future Classics And Forgotten Novelties: Billboard Introduces The Hot 100

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  Features4 months ago

  ‘(They Call Her) La Bamba’: Crickets End Chart Era With Rock’n’Roll Echo

  The Crickets' final UK chart appearance was a nod to the late Ritchie Valens, and featured A-list contributors James Burton and Leon Russell.

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  Features8 months ago

  Raw Like Good Church: Joe Ely, Much-Admired Texas Troubadour

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  Features9 months ago

  Decca Debut: Buddy Holly’s Two Tone Recording Bow

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  Features11 months ago

  ‘Oh, Boy!’: Buddy Holly And The Crickets’ Unforgettable Year Continues

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  Artists2 years ago

  Buddy Holly

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  Features3 years ago

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  News6 years ago

  Death Of Steel Guitar Great Buddy Emmons

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  News7 years ago

  Buddy Holly & The Crickets’ Double Bassist Passes Away

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