Buddy Holly lost his life on February 3, 1959, and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of that plane crash, Spencer Leigh assesses the importance of the legendary figure, looking at his music, his life, his image and his legacy. Leigh has interviewed Holly's widow, Maria Elena; all the key Crickets; the comp O'Connor; as well as Ritchie Valens' manager and the Big Bopper's son, the other two singers who died in the crash. Spencer Leigh also reveals how impulsive Buddy Holly was and how that impulsiveness cost him his life.