Glatt Kosher. Many people consider an observant Jew to be someone who keeps the laws of Shabbat and eats only kosher food. But there are actually a wide variety of ways that one can observe these commandments.
This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. On this day, in 1959, rock 'n' roll pioneer Buddy Holly died in a plane crash along with fellow stars Ritchie Valens and JP 'The Big Bopper' Richardson.
With this sudden national fame, Valens traveled to New York City in late 1958, appearing on national television. Early the next year he was included on a tour of the midwest with one of the most famous rock n' roll singers of that time -- his idol, Buddy Holly. It was during this tour that Valens' budding career abruptly ended with the plane crash in Iowa.