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 …

1 day ago · Buddy Holly was celebrated for hits like “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue.” Ritchie Valens, at just 17, had gained fame with songs such as “La Bamba” and “Donna.” J.P. …

Jan 24, 2019 · Former Mason City Globe Gazette photographer Elwin Musser holding photo he took Feb. 3, 1959 at the spot of the plane crash north of Clear Lake that claimed the lives of …

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, …

Mar 3, 2010 · Rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, along with the pilot, are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane …

Jul 16, 2019 · February 2, 1959, Buddy Holly (Peggy Sue), Ritchie Valens (Oh Donna) and JP Richardson (Chantilly Lace), aka The Big Bopper, played their last show at the Surf Ballroom …

Official coroner’s investigation report into the February 3, 1959 air crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper , filed by... Group of men view of the wreckage of a …

1 day ago · 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 …

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.

Feb 3, 2024 · When Ritchie Valens, Jiles Perry “J. P.” Richardson, Jr. (also known as The Big Bopper), and Buddy Holly boarded a four-person, single-engine charter plane to get to their …