Mar 3, 2010 · “The Big Bopper” Richardson, along with the pilot, are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff from Mason City on a flight headed for...

Richardson was killed in an airplane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa, in February 1959, along with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, and the pilot, Roger Peterson. [1]

Aug 31, 2022 · Jiles Perry Richardson, also known as "The Big Bopper," died in a plane crash in 1959.

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.

1 day ago · Thanks to Don McLean’s 1972 hit song, “American Pie,” people refer to the passing of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper as “The Day The Music Died.” For context, on February ...

Dec 28, 2023 · On February 3, 1959, a tragic event occurred that shook the music world, claiming the lives of rising stars of rock and roll, including Jiles Perry “J.P.” Richardson Jr., known by his stage name The Big Bopper.

Feb 5, 2019 · It’s been 60 years since the day the music died. On Feb. 3, 1959, three of rock and roll’s rising stars boarded a flight to the next stop on their Winter Dance Party Tour in the middle of a...

On Feb. 3, 1959, stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in an Iowa plane crash on what was supposed to be a plane ride to their next stop on the Winter...

Feb 3, 2016 · “The Big Bopper” Richardson and their pilot Roger Peterson died in a plane crash, a tragedy that has been remembered as “The Day the Music Died.” In the early morning hours of February 3,...

On Feb. 3, 1959, three of its biggest stars — Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, known as the Big Bopper — were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.