On February 3, 1959, three influential rock and roll performers—Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, known as "The Big Bopper"—along with pilot Roger Peterson, tragically lost their lives ...

Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper all died in the same tragic plane trash on ...

Pat’s Reform party will be the loudspeaker of protectionism, nativism and the religious right. Buchanan, set to collect $12 million in federal funds as a reward for Perot’s two consecutive ...

A picture of the poster promoting the ‘Winter Dance Party’ in 1959. After the show on February 2 in Clear Lake, Iowa, the plane carrying Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson played at the Capitol Theatre just four days before all ...

THIS IS A PARTY. THIS IS IOWA. (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 ...