February 3 became known as "The Day The Music Died" when Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash.
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 Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air ...
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and ... 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.