September 23, 2021

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Rock'n'roll star Buddy Holly (1936 - 1959) snapping his fingers, circa 1955 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
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The 'Billy & Buzz Sing Buddy' Goldmine Giveaway

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Paul McCartney and Wings featured on the cover of February 2019's Goldmine Magazine

Singer-songwriter Don McLean performs onstage at The Canyon Club on November 3, 2017 in Agoura Hills, California. Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images.
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The spark behind Don McLean's music

Pat DiNizio (foreground) with Smithereens bandmates Jim Babjak and Dennis Diken (in back)
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Remembering Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens

A memorial outside the Mohawk club in Austin, Texas, was erected in honor of those who were hit by an alleged drunk driver on March 13. (Photo by Chris M. Junior)
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Looking back at South by Southwest 2014

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Goldmine's Hall of Fame Inductees - Volume 5

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Rock Hall of Fame Missing Three Country Giants From Foundation

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Three more '50s giants yet to reach the Rock Hall of Fame

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Better Late Than Never for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's new inductees

Listen To Me Buddy Holly
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'Listen To Me' project celebrates Holly's innovation, genius

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame deserves credit for including all genres of popular music

Sex Pistols Acetate
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Rock Hall induction offers no guarantee of collecting value

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Two Teen Idols for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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Two Heavy Rockers From the '60s Deserve Hall of Fame Consideration

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Crickets, Comets & more needed in Rock Hall of Fame

Rave On Buddy Holly cover
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Rockers ‘Rave On’ for Buddy Holly

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Will Johnny Rivers Ever Flow Into The Rock Hall Of Fame?

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The "classic" Smithereens lineup (from left) Mike Mesaros, Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Pat DiNizio hang out backstage.
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The Smithereens are still rocking after 30 years

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Collector Resources

To collect or not to collect? Favorite rock ‘n’ roll movie posters at a glance

Graham Nash, The Crickets and Bobby Vee (third from the left) rock the night away in Clear Lake, Iowa, Feb. 2, 2009, at the "50 Winters Later" event honoring the 50th anniversary of the final Winter Dance Party show for Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, before the Feb. 3, 1959 plane crash that took their lives. (Craig Moore)
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Bobby Vee wouldn't change a thing Part 2

Bobby Vee played the Moorhead, Minn., armory with The Shadows following the Feb. 3, 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. (Hoffman Talent Incorporated)
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Bobby Vee wouldn't change a thing Part 1

Buddy Holly Memorial Collection
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Explore Buddy Holly's legacy 50 years later, part 4

Buddy Holly and The Crickets jam in this vintage photograph from the group's heyday. Musicologist Bill Griggs recalls the group playing louder than others of the time. Photo: Universal Music Archives.
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Explore Buddy Holly's legacy 50 years later, part 3