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  1. www.biography.com › musicians › ritchie-valensRitchie Valens - Donna, Movie & Plane Crash - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Valens died at age 17 in a plane crash with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson on February 3, 1959. The tragedy was later immortalized as "the day the music...

  2. www.grunge.com › 233690A Detailed Look At The Tragic Death Of Ritchie Valens - Grunge

    Dec 16, 2020 · Whatever the reason, the plane crashed in a field about five miles from the airport — it appeared that the plane's right wing tip caught the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled. Holly, Richardson, and Valens were thrown from the wreckage; Peterson was found entangled in what was left of the plane.

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  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Ritchie-ValensRitchie Valens | Biography, Songs, Plane Crash, Donna, La ...

    Sep 18, 2024 · Ritchie Valens (born May 13, 1941, Pacoima, California, U.S.—died February 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist and the first Latino rock and roll star. His short career ended when he died at age 17 in the 1959 plane crash in which Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper also perished.

  5. www.thevintagenews.com › 2022/04/12 › ritchie-valensRitchie Valens’ Fear of Flying Came From a Plane Crash That ...

    Apr 12, 2022 · Eerily, singer Ritchie Valens, who perished in this accident, had an intense fear of flying and suffered from recurring nightmares about dying in a plane crash. His phobia developed after two airplanes collided mid-air over his junior high school in Pacoima, a Los Angeles neighborhood, in 1957.

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  6. www.history.com › the-day-the-music-diedBuddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper” die in a ...

    Mar 3, 2010 · Holly, born Charles Holley in Lubbock, Texas, and just 22 when he died, began singing country music with high school friends before switching to rock and roll after opening for various...

  7. clickamericana.com › media › musicThe day the music died: Devastating Buddy Holly plane crash ...

    Aug 18, 2023 · The plane crash on February 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa, is a somber note in rock ‘n’ roll history. Known as “The Day the Music Died,” this tragic event claimed the lives of three prominent musicians: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson.

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  9. www.npr.org › 2009/02/03 › 100209015What Went Wrong On The Day Music Died? - NPR

    Feb 3, 2009 · Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died exactly 50 years ago Tuesday in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. Bruce Landsberg, executive director of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots...