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Ruairi O'connor To Star In Buddy Holly Biopic Clear Lake
Ruairi O'Connor is to play Buddy Holly in biopic 'Clear Lake'.The Irish actor – whose previous credits include playing Henry VIII in 'The Spanish Princess' - has been chosen to play iconic 'Peggy Sue' singer...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 October 2020
Buddy Holly's Widow Hands Publishing Rights To Bmg
The settlement marks the first time since 22-year-old Holly died in a plane crash in 1959 that someone other than Maria Elena Holly will be the custodian to the singer/songwriter's catalogue and overall...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 July 2015
Don Mclean's American Pie Lyrics Sell For $1.2 Million
MCLean recently found the 16-page document while he was rooting through boxes of his music paperwork, and he decided it was time to part with the historic artefact. The previously unseen manuscript,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2015
Transportation Safety Bosses Consider Reopening Buddy Holly Plane Crash Case
Officials at America's National Transportation Safety Board have confirmed reports they are reviewing a petition to reopen the investigation into Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper's deaths.The rock 'n' roll trio perished in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 March 2015
Buddy Holly's Widow Pays Tribute To Husband's Late Bandmate
Buddy Holly's widow has paid tribute to her late husband's bassist following his death at the weekend (07Feb15).The Crickets star Joe B. Mauldin passed away in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 74, and now Maria Elena Holly...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 February 2015
Buddy Holly's Songwriting Partner Bob Montgomery Dead
Buddy Holly's longtime songwriting partner Bob Montgomery has died, aged 77.The hitmaker and producer, who also wrote songs for Eddy Arnold, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, passed away in Missouri on Thursday (04Dec14) after a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 December 2014
Paul Mccartney Rakes In £27.4 Million
Sir Paul McCartney has made £27.4 million this year.The Beatles singer's company MPL Communications boasted a global turnover of £27.4 million, with the UK alone providing £5.4 million of the profits.MPL is a holding company...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 December 2013
A Tribute To Dick Clark - Stevie Wonder Leads The Honours At The Amas
At Sunday night's (November 18) American Music Awards, Stevie Wonder paid tribute to the late Dick Clark, the former presenter of American Bandstand.Clark passed away in April, aged 82 and Stevie said that he was...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 20 November 2012
Bruce Willis Pays Tribute To Michael Clarke Duncan
Bruce Willis and Michael Bay have paid tribute to Michael Clarke Duncan.The Oscar nominated actor died yesterday (03.09.12) two months after suffering a heart attack, and the actor and director who worked on his big...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 September 2012
Kendra Wilkinson: Sex Toys Help My Marriage
Kendra Wilkinson says sex toys have helped keep her marriage exciting. The former Playboy model uses X-rated aids to spice up her bedroom activities with Hank Baskett, her husband of three years, and to ''keep...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 July 2012
Movie Reviews Savages
There's nothing quite like an Oliver Stone movie to set the critics off in all directions like ants when a stone is dropped on their anthill. Savages is no exception. It's often Stone's liberal politics...
By Lew Irwin on 06 July 2012
Kanye West Overwhelmed By Kardashian Family
Kanye West was overwhelmed when he first met Kim Kardashian's family.The 'Stronger' hitmaker was surprised by how ''loud'' his girlfriend's two sisters, two half-sisters, brother, mother and step-father were when he first hung out with...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 May 2012
Kristen Stewart In Katy Perry's Entourage
Kristen Stewart says she's like the entourage when she's is with Katy Perry.The 'Twilight Saga' star admitted that she was too shy to get the VIP treatment when she was with the singer at recent...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 May 2012
Belated Hall Of Fame Induction For Smokey Robinson's Miracles
This year, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is making amendments for past oversights, in which several backing bands of first generation rock and roll stars (such as Buddy Holly) were not inducted into...
By Lew Irwin on 09 February 2012
Jeremy Renner Curses Like Colin
Jeremy Renner blames his prolific swearing on Colin Farrell.The two actors worked together on 'SWAT' and the US star says that the experience resulted in him using foul language more frequently, which shocks most people...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 December 2011
Johnny Knoxville: 'Ryan Dunn Was A Brother'
Johnny Knoxville has paid tribute to his 'Jackass' co-star Ryan Dunn, who died in a car crash earlier this morning (20.06.11). The 40-year-old star hailed Ryan - whose car flew over a guardrail on Route...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 June 2011
Horror Movie Star Fired; Time For A Rewrite?
The producers of the movie Manion of Blood are facing the question of what to do when your star reportedly becomes so erratic that you are forced to fire him half way through the filming....
By Lew Irwin on 15 June 2011
Cameron Diaz Bonds With Prince Harry In The Gym
Cameron Diaz has become "gym buddies" with Prince Harry.The 38-year-old actress - who is filming new movie 'Gambit' in the UK - has joined an exclusive private fitness studio in London's Kensington district and was...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 June 2011
Cee Lo Green To Feature On Buddy Holly Tribute Lp
Cee Lo Green, Florence Welch and Patti Smith are among a group of musicians who are contributing to a Buddy Holly tribute album.The 'Peggy Sue' singer - who died in 1959 at the age of...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 May 2011
Courteney Cox Worried After Phone Find
Courteney Cox was worried David Arquette was gay when she thought he had downloaded an iPhone dating application.The 'Scream 4' actress - who is currently separated from her husband - became nervous when she saw...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 April 2011
Nate Dogg Dies
Nate Dogg has died aged 41.The singer - real name Nathaniel D. Hale - passed away unexpectedly last night (15.03.11) in Long Beach, California. While the cause of his death is not presently known, he...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 March 2011
David Arquette Didn't Want Painkillers After Crash
David Arquette refused pain medication following his car accident.The 'Scream 4' star was involved in a head-on crash with an oncoming vehicle while he was driving in Beverly Hills yesterday (04.03.11) but luckily he escaped...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 March 2011
Paris Hilton Had Birthday Cake Stolen
Paris Hilton's 30th birthday cake was stolen by a party-crasher.The hotel heiress threw a bash at V-Moda Fortress, a private house in the Hollywood Hills, on Tuesday night (15.02.11) and an uninvited guest, a Los...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 February 2011
Holly Dreamed Of Charles Collaboration
Late music legend BUDDY HOLLY was so determined to record a duet with RAY CHARLES he once embarked on a road trip to track down the star. The Peggy Sue hitmaker dreamed of exploring music outside...
By WENN on 03 February 2009
Richardson 'Died Instantly' From 1959 Plane Crash
Late rocker J.P. 'THE BIG BOPPER' RICHARDSON died instantly from the injuries he sustained in the 1959 plane crash which killed BUDDY HOLLY and RITCHIE VALENS, an expert has revealed. Since the tragic accident, it...
By WENN on 07 March 2007
Townshend Declares Doris Day Is Dead
THE WHO rocker PETE TOWNSHEND was left red-faced when he mistakenly included DORIS DAY in a song about dead celebrities. The reclusive actress/singer is alive and well aged 82, but it is too late for...
By WENN on 15 September 2006
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