On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known by his stage name The Big ...

On this day 66 years ago (February 3, 1959) a plane crashed in a cornfield outside Clear Lake, Iowa. The crash unfortunately resulted in the deaths of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf ...

On Monday, February 3, the Buddy Holly Center will honor and remember Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” ...

In commemoration, a spray of yellow roses will be placed on Buddy’s grave, located at the City of Lubbock Cemetery.

Shortly after take-off from Mason City, their plane crashed in a field north of Clear Lake, killing the three artists and the pilot, Roger Peterson. It's been coined as "The Day the Music Died ...