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Long after “the day the music died,” the timeless crooning of “Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens ...

Ritchie Valens' plane crash killed four men instantly upon impact, including the late musician. At around 1255 hours on the fateful day, a four-passenger Beechcraft Bonanza departed for Fargo ...

Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson — performed at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Davenport. Just four days later on Feb. 3, 1959, the three rising rock-and-roll musicians were ...

IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED. THAT’S WHEN RITCHIE VALENS, THE BIG BOPPER AND BUDDY HOLLY DIED IN A PLANE ...