He was one of the first great heroes of rock-and-roll. Buddy Holly burst onto the scene in 1957 with the hit song ‘That'll Be the Day’ and followed it with many songs that have become classics, including ‘Rave On’, ‘Peggy Sue’, ‘Oh Boy’ and ‘Every Day.


Buddy's musical legacy has been immense. Artists that have named him as a strong influence on their careers include The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. But less than two years after he shot to fame, he was dead - the victim of a light plane crash in 1959 that also took the lives of Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper.