Buddy Holly

After seeing 'The Buddy Holly Story' starring Gary Busey, Sonny Curtis was unhappy about how the story was told. So, he wrote his OWN version. Like Sonny says, 'Remember they had a whole movie to tell their story, but all I got is a song and my story's got to rhyme'.

February 3rd, 2012 marks the 53rd Anniversary of the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper), and pilot Roger Peterson. The Buddy Holly Center would like to invite the public to an all day event celebrating their lives and legacies. Patrons are invited to the Center FREE of charge on Friday, February 3rd from 10:00 am-9:00 pm.  Rea

We have lost a true hero of West Texas music. Bill Griggs died Tuesday at the age of 69. Read more about Bill, in his own words, on the next page.

Sonny, along with the other two Crickets, J.I. Allison and Joe B. Mauldin, was inducted into the "Musicians Hall of Fame,"  October 2008. The Crickets were inducted by Keith Richards and Phil Everly. See a news report about the event on the next page!