Across America, people are gathering at cemeteries to lay wreaths to honor and remember all of those who served the U.S. At ...

Big U seeks release to prepare his son’s body, but prosecutors say his jail violations and threats make any funeral leave too risky. Big U is asking a federal judge to let him out of jail long enough ...

Big U sought tightly controlled release to perform Islamic rites for his slain son while jailed on federal RICO and murder charges amid ongoing case. Big U asked a federal judge to grant a tightly ...

On this day (October 24) in 1930, J.P. Richardson Jr. was born in Sabine Pass, Texas. Throughout his all-too-short career, he was a popular radio DJ, a recording artist, and a songwriter. The Big ...

One of the most historic music venues in the country is expanding, and it’s going to feature an exhibit that’s not only dedicated to the three rock ’n’ roll icons that made it famous, but the genre ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper Exhibit Launches at Final Venue From the Night They Died originally appeared on Parade. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were ...

This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton’s “La Bamba: A Visual History,” published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill. The ...

Gailard Sartain on the set of "Roadie" in 1980. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in “The Buddy Holly Story” and his work on variety ...

On February 3, 1959, three influential rock and roll performers—Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, known as "The Big Bopper"—along with pilot Roger Peterson, tragically lost their lives ...

The second day of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship was played on Thursday, and all top-four seeds have advanced to the semi-finals, but it wasn't without a scare. The BYU Cougars stunned ...

Sometimes, the only thing to do with tremendous grief is turn it into a song, which is exactly what Waylon Jennings did with this heartbreaking track he wrote for his late friend and bandmate, Buddy ...