Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly released his hit song, "That'll Be the Day" on the same day as his fatal plane crash.

Voodoo Chile

The Jimi Hendrix song "Voodoo Chile" refers to a Chilean black magic religion whose practitioners were rumored to have destroyed a mountain in the Andes using their bare hands.

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Singer Tennessee Ernie Ford never set foot in the state of Tennessee.

Ray Gaye

Ray Gaye, pioneer of the style of music later dubbed "reggae," was the second cousin of soul singer Marvin Gaye.

Milli Vanilli

When their lip-syncing scandal first erupted, Milli Vanilli was weeks away from releasing their next single, a cover of a Pretenders song.