Sing-Along of 'Peggy Sue' Sets Record

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - A four-day Buddy Holly symposium concluded with a record-breaking sing-along to the 1950s rock legend's hit "Peggy Sue.''

Nearly 49,000 people attending the Texas Tech-New Mexico football game sang the song at halftime Saturday night, setting a world record for the largest sing-along, school officials said.

There has been no word yet from Guinness Book of Records officials, university spokeswoman Cindy Rugeley said Sunday.

If accepted by Guinness officials, the halftime sing-along will beat the record set in Scotland in 1999 when 15,352 people sang in unison.

The sing-along concluded the symposium, "Not Fade Away: The Life and Times of Buddy Holly.''
Seminars included panelists talking about Holly's style, the sources he drew on and how his music influenced musicians around the world.

Members of the Crickets, Holly's band from 1954-1958, also discussed the creative process, technical aspects of recording, anecdotes from the road and studio, and memories of Holly as a singer, writer, guitarist and friend.

Holly died in a 1959 plane crash that also killed Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper.