Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, Richie ...

and J.P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash along with 21-year-old pilot Roger Peterson.This incident became known as “The Day The Music Died,” after Don McLean coined it in his 1971 song ...

(Scott Carpenter / Facebook) <14:17:09 IT'S BEEN 65 YEARS SINCE THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED WHEN MUSIC GIANTS BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER DIED IN A PLANE CRASH JUST NORTH OF CLEAR ...

and J.P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash along with 21-year-old pilot Roger Peterson.This incident became known as “The Day The Music Died,” after Don McLean coined it in his 1971 song ...