Piece Description

"Not Fade Away" takes a long look back at one of the most influential figures in popular music history Buddy Holly, whose tragic death in a small plane crash with fellow musicians Richie Valens and the Big Bopper on February 3rd, 1959 set off headlines around the world and still resonates pop culture today.

Featuring rare and exclusive interviews with all the Crickets, Holly biographer John Goldrosen, producer Norman Petty, rock critics Dave Marsh, Robert Christgau, and Jonathan Cott, Buddy's parents and wife, producers of "The Buddy Holly Story" film (which featured Gary Busey in his breakout role), comments from his fans, vintage clips from Dick Clark, Ed Sullivan and Alan Freed with Buddy himself mixed together with his greatest hits.

Music from Bruce Springsteen, Don McClean (whose classic hit "American Pie", immortalized "The Day The Music Died), The Grateful Dead, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Waylon Jennings, Freddie Fender, Tom Rush, Santana, The Mamas & The Papas, Chris Spedding, Ricky Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Roky Erickson, Wreckless Eric, Bob Montgomery, Sonny Curtis, Mike Berry, The Beach Boys, Jimmy Page, Blind Faith, Bobby Vee, Jesse Colin Young, Denny Laine, Paul McCartney (who started up "Holly Days" in honor of one of his first heroes), The Beatles (who's very name was inspired by "The Crickets") and many more.