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"CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer" (2005): :  -- This week marks the 50th anniversary of the deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper, who were killed in a plane crash after finishing a performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Overview

Date of Death:
3 February 1959, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA more
Trivia:
Is portrayed by Marshall Crenshaw in La Bamba (1987). more
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NewsDesk:
(68 articles)
The Tck Tck Tck Pre-game Party
 (From Vanity Fair. 7 December 2009, 1:52 PM, PST)

A Decade of Hipsters
 (From newser. 6 December 2009, 2:05 PM, PST)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) (writer: "True Love Ways") (performer: "True Love Ways")
  2. "Dancing with the Stars" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Round One: Part 2 (2009) TV episode ("Oh Boy!" (uncredited))
  3. Rachel Getting Married (2008) (writer: "Everyday")
  4. "Qwerty" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #2.38 (2008) TV episode (writer: "Everyday") (performer: "Everyday")
  5. "Lost" (1 episode, 2008)
        - There's No Place Like Home: Part 1 (2008) TV episode ("Everyday")
  6. "Banda sonora" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #2.5 (2008) TV episode (writer: "Peggy Sue") (performer: "Peggy Sue")
  7. Fields of Fuel (2008) (writer: "Not Fade Away" (1957))
  8. Juno (2007) (performer: "Dearest")
    ... aka Juno (Canada: French title)
  9. "American Masters" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Les Paul: Chasing Sound (2007) TV episode ("Peggy Sue")
  10. "Skins" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Finale (2007) TV episode (performer: "True Love Ways" (uncredited))
  11. Jukebox Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 1 (2007) (V) (writer: "Peggy Sue") (performer: "Peggy Sue")
  12. Glory Road (2006) (performer: "Rave On")
  13. Brokeback Mountain (2005) (writer: "It's So Easy")
    ... aka Souvenirs de Brokeback Mountain (Canada: French title)
  14. Big Fish (2003) (writer: "Everyday") (performer: "Everyday")
  15. Almost Famous (2000) (music: "Peggy Sue")
    ... aka Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA: director's cut (DVD title))
  16. "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 2000)
        - Funhouse (2000) TV episode (writer: "Maybe Baby" (uncredited))
  17. Maybe Baby (2000) ("Maybe Baby")

  18. Walking Across Egypt (1999) (writer: "Not Fade Away")
    ... aka Leading with Her Heart (USA: TV title)
  19. October Sky (1999) (writer: "That'll Be the Day") (performer: "That'll Be the Day")
  20. Pleasantville (1998) (performer: "Rave On")
  21. Space Bunnies Must Die! (1998) (VG) (performer: "Rave On")
  22. Gummo (1997) (writer: "Everyday") (performer: "Everyday")
  23. The Locusts (1997) (writer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday") (performer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday")
    ... aka A Secret Sin (UK)
  24. Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995) (TV) (writer: "Not Fade Away")
  25. "The Beatles Anthology" (1995) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  26. "Heartbeat" (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
        - Trouble in Mind (1994) TV episode (writer: "Heartbeat" (as 'theme')(uncredited))
  27. "Lipstick on Your Collar" (1993) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  28. "As Time Goes By" (1 episode, 1993)
        - Visiting Rocky (1993) TV episode (performer: "Raining In My Heart" (uncredited))

  29. American Boyfriends (1989) (writer: "True Love Ways")
    ... aka Mes copains américains (Canada: French title: TV title)
    ... aka My American Boyfriend (Canada: English title)
  30. "Quantum Leap" (1 episode, 1989)
        - How the Tess Was Won - August 5, 1956 (1989) TV episode (writer: "Peggy Sue")
  31. Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center (1989) (TV) (writer: "Peggy Sue")
  32. Salsa (1988) (writer: "Maybe Baby") (performer: "Maybe Baby")
  33. Action Jackson (1988) (writer: "THAT'LL BE THE DAY")
  34. Light of Day (1987) (writer: "True Love Ways")
  35. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) (performer: "Peggy Sue Got Married")
  36. Stand by Me (1986) (performer: "Everyday") ("Everyday")
  37. Desert Hearts (1985) (performer: "RAVE ON")
  38. Mischief (1985) (writer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday", "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be the Day") (performer: "Maybe Baby", "Everyday", "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be the Day")
  39. Gorky Park (1983) ("It's So Easy")
  40. Christine (1983) (performer: "Not Fade Away")
    ... aka John Carpenter's Christine (USA: complete title)
  41. Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style (1983) (V) (performer: "That'll Be The Day" (uncredited))

  42. The Buddy Holly Story (1978) ("True Love Ways")
  43. American Graffiti (1973) (writer: "Maybe Baby", "That'll Be the Day") (performer: "Maybe Baby", "That'll Be the Day")
  44. That'll Be the Day (1973) (writer: "That'll Be The Day")
Self:
  1. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Buddy Holly (2001) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "All You Need Is Love" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Good Times: Rhythm and Blues (????) TV episode .... Himself

  3. "Bandstand" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka AB (USA: short title)
    ... aka American Bandstand (USA: new title)
    ... aka American Bandstand 1966 (USA: ninth season title)
    ... aka New American Bandstand 1965 (USA: new title)
    ... aka VH1's Best of American Bandstand (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 28 October 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 26 August 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "The Dick Clark Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode #2.8 (1958) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  5. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title)
        - Episode #3.22 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #11.18 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #11.10 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "The Arthur Murray Party" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Arthur Murray Party Time
    ... aka The Arthur Murray Show
        - Episode dated 29 December 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "The Ted Steele Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 27 August 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice (2008) .... Himself
  2. "Banda sonora"
        - Episode #2.5 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Jukebox Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 1 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  4. Lubbock Lights (2003) .... Himself
  5. American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "Behind the Music"
        - The Day the Music Died (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Not Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  8. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  9. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  10. Twist (1992) .... Himself
  11. "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" (1991)
  12. Rock 'n' Roll History Video: Fabulous Fifties (1989) (V)
  13. "Arena"
        - Buddy Holly (1985) TV episode .... Himself
  14. Rock and Roll: The Early Days (1984) (V)
  15. Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style (1983) (V) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Hits include That'll Be The Day, Rave on, Oh Boy, Brown Eyed Handsome Man, Bo Diddley, Listen To Me, It Doesn't Matter Anymore, Wishing and Peggy Sue. more
Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 9 Portrayals | 2 Print Biographies | 13 Articles | 2 Pictorials more
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