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    • Sep 7, 1936
    Rock & roll pioneer Buddy Holly is born in Lubbock, Texas. Cohorts Waylon Jennings, Sonny Curtis and Bob Montgomery go on to find success in country music, while Holly's "True Love Ways" becomes a country hit for Mickey Gilley in 1980
    Nov 8, 1953
    Buddy Holly makes his radio debut, performing Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart" on "The Buddy And Jack Show" on KDAV in Lubbock, Texas
    Nov 10, 1953
    Buddy Holly makes his first recording, playing guitar as one-half of Buddy & Jack at the studios at country radio station KDAV in Lubbock. Holly becomes the first to produce a session on Waylon Jennings
    May 6, 1955
    Buddy Holly registers for the draft. A mentor of Waylon Jennings, his song "True Love Ways" becomes a country hit for Mickey Gilley
    May 27, 1955
    Buddy Holly graduates from Lubbock High School. A mentor of Waylon Jennings, his "True Love Ways" becomes a country hit for Mickey Gilley
    Oct 15, 1955
    One day after opening for Bill Haley & The Comets, Buddy Holly--performing with future record producer Bob Montgomery--opens an Elvis Presley show in Lubbock. In the audience is 13-year-old Mac Davis
    Jan 26, 1956
    Buddy Holly holds his first recording session for a major label, cutting "Blue Days, Black Nights" with Decca Records in Nashville
    Feb 8, 1956
    Buddy Holley signs a recording contract with Decca Records, ignoring the misspelling of his last name, "Holly." He mentors Waylon Jennings, and one of his songs, "True Love Ways," becomes a country hit for Mickey Gilley
    Apr 16, 1956
    Decca releases Buddy Holly's first single, "Blue Days, Black Nights," recorded in Nashville. He mentors Waylon Jennings and writes "True Love Ways," which becomes a country hit for Mickey Gilley
    May 14, 1956
    "True Love Ways" songwriter Buddy Holly receives a prescription for contacts from his doctor. Holly finds them uncomfortable and chooses to continue wearing his black glasses, which become a personal trademark
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