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On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. [a][1][2] The event became known as " The Day the Music Died " after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 ...
Mar 3, 2010 · Singer Don McLean memorialized Holly, Valens and Richardson in the 1972 No. 1 hit “American Pie,” which refers to February 3, 1959 as “the day the music died.” By: History.com Editors
Feb 23, 2019 · Updated on 02/23/19. In the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, a private plane carrying musicians J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and Buddy Holly (most famous for founding The Crickets) crashed outside of Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all on board. Buddy Holly had chartered the flight to avoid harsh travel conditions of the ...
Feb 3, 2016 · On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and their pilot Roger Peterson died in a plane crash, a tragedy that has been remembered as “The Day the ...
Oct 4, 2021 · All four died upon impact at 12:55 a.m. on Feb. 3, 1959. Holly’s bassist, Waylon Jennings, would be haunted by that night for decades, as he had casually given up his seat for a flu-ridden Richardson moments earlier. Known since as “the day the music died,” Buddy Holly’s plane crash remains one of the most tragic moments in rock and ...
On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper (J. P. Richardson), and Ritchie Valens, all perished when their plane crashed near Clear Lake in the state of Iowa. The pilot, Roger Peterson, also died. The event shattered the Rock n’ Roll community as three of its brightest stars were extinguished in a single moment.
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February 3, 1959. Location: Iowa. United States. The Day the Music Died, February 3, 1959, when an airplane crash resulted in the deaths of American musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), as well as pilot Roger Peterson. The plane crashed in a cornfield outside Clear Lake, Iowa.
