On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, aged 17, died in a crash shortly after take-off from Clear Lake, Iowa. All three were travelling to Fargo, North Dakota, for the next show on their Winter Dance Party Tour which Holly had set - covering 24 cities in three weeks, to make money after the break-up of his band, The Crickets, a year earlier. Buddy has been an influence on some of the world's biggest bands, singers and us too. We hope this song is a fitting tribute t

“Maybe Baby” was recorded by Buddy Holly and The Crickets on September 29th, 1957. The song was recorded at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma while the group was touring. They even played a show the same day at the Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium. The tune was produced by Norman Petty, who produced countless hits for artists like Roy Orbison, Buddy Knox, and Waylon Jennings. The single was released in January of 1958 and was a top 40 hit in the USA, UK, and Canada. Petty produced most of Holl