Not fade away

Back in time this day 1959 was the day that music died.
Buddy Holly
American singer-songwriter (1936-1959)
The single most influential creative force in early rock & roll, with a string of classics that only ended with his tragic death at 22. en.wikipedia.org
Born: September 7, 1936, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Died: February 3, 1959, Clear Lake, Iowa, United States of America
Cause of Death: Plane crash
Height: 6'0" (1.82m)
Spouse: María Elena Santiago (m. 1958-1959)
Parents: Lawrence Odell, Ella Pauline Drake Holley
Active from: 1952
Associated acts: The Crickets, Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Buddy & Bob
Genre: Pop/Rock, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Early Pop/Rock
Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens and the pilot also sadly lost their lives.
Abstracted from our world.
As usual in the first week of the month, Ingeborg has left the Abstract Thursday challenge open today for which we thank her.