Deseret News archives: The ‘day the music died’ included plane crashes across America
On Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air ...
It's Been 66 Years Since The Day the Music Died. Ritchie Valens' Sister Is Grateful to Don McLean for Singing About It (Exclusive)
Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, Richie ...
More than 60 years after plane crash, Buddy Holly's music, legacy very much alive
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf ...
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Feb. 3, 2025: 66 years since 'The Day the Music Died'
On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known by his stage name The Big ...
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From the archives: The day the music died
On this day 66 years ago (February 3, 1959) a plane crashed in a cornfield outside Clear Lake, Iowa. The crash unfortunately ...
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This Day in History on February 3: The Day the Music Died
February 3rd has witnessed a multitude of significant historical events that have shaped the course of nations and ...
Deportees died in a plane crash. Woody Guthrie wrote a song about it.
The story of the Los Gatos flight that took off 77 years ago and exploded became a folk song that remains part of the canon ...
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On This Day in 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens Tragically Died, Inspiring Don McLean’s “American Pie”
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...
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Local Weather History: The Day Music Died & the Midwest to Local Weather of February 3, 1959
The rough Midwest weather in the winter of 1958-59 played a major role in Rock-n-Roll history.
Big Bopper at the Big Dipper: Portland’s Joshua Josué plays tribute to J.P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly
Long after “the day the music died,” the timeless crooning of “Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens ...
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February 3, ‘the day the music died’
On Feb. 3, 1959, which would become known as “the day the music died,” rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and ...