Norman Petty, along with his wife Vi and guitarist Jack Vaughn, hit it big in 1956 with the tune "Mood Indigo." The single sold half a million copies, and he used part of the proceeds to build this studio.

Petty went on to record numerous artists at the studio: Roy Orbison, Buddy Knox, Waylon Jennings, Charlie "Sugartime" Phillips, Sonny West, Carolyn Hester, Terry Noland and Buddy Holly.

Several of Buddy Holly's most famous tracks were recorded at this studio, and Petty served not only as the recording engineer, but also as Holly's manager, and ultimately the executor of Holly's unfinished work after he died unexpectedly in a plane crash.

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This farmhouse was converted to a recording studio in 1963 by brothers Kingsley and Charles Ward. Since then, it has recorded numerous bands and artists, including Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," Oasis, the Pixies, and many more.

According to their information, Rockfield Studios became the first residential studio, set up so that bands could stay at the facility as they record.

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This studio in Hell's Kitchen, owned and operated by RZA (the Razor), is named after the Wu's debut album, Enter the 36 Chambers.

It's also the unfortunate location of the passing of Ol' Dirty Bastard, on November 13, 2004, from a drug overdose.

Eskimos, submarine operators and everyone else who liked rap jams still mourn his passing.

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On October 12, 1997, singer/songwriter John Denver was killed when his experimental Rutan Long-EZ plane plunged into the Pacific Ocean near Pacific Grove. A pilot with over 2,700 hours of experience, Denver was 53 years old when he died.

On September 23, 2007, a memorial was dedicated near the location of the plane crash.

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On October 20, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd and their entourage were flying in a chartered Convair CV-300 when the plane ran out of fuel and crashed in Gillsburg, Mississippi, near the end of its flight from Greenville, SC, to Baton Rouge, LA.

Skynyrd lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist/vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray were all killed as a result of the crash. Twenty others survived.

The band was at their height of their popularity when the plane crashed, and many of the members who weren't killed were seriously injured. Since 1987, remaining members of the group have formed several different reiterations of the band.

Music trivia: The band's name is a mocking tribute to their gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, Leonard Skinner, who had a strict policy against long hair on boys.

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