Buddy Holly

Back in 1986 this Texas shredder was among the first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.

Ruairi O'Connor and rapper Nelly will play pioneering rockers.

The Rock 'n' Roll Dream tour will feature live instrumentation and backup singers performing under Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly vocal tracks.

These days, music biopics are nearly as commonplace on the big screen as summer action flicks. That was hardly the case four decades ago.

In a sad coincidence, Buddy Holly bassist Joe B. Mauldin has died just days after the anniversary of his boss' tragic end.

On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed when their chartered plane crashed in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff.  Investigators blamed the crash on bad weather and pilot error. The pilot, 21 year old Roger Petersen also died.