* BlackSheepHit: He was never very fond of "Luckenbach, Texas" but he voluntarily recorded it because he [[MoneyDearBoy knew it had big hit potential]].
* CreatorCouple: With Jessi Colter.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** If he had not given up his seat to the Big Bopper…
** Music/StevieNicks wrote "Leather and Lace" for his duets album with Colter, before recording it herself with [[Music/{{Eagles}} Don Henley]] for her ''Music/{{Bella Donna|Album}}'' album. It did provide the album title.