Jun 2, 2021 · Looking for a piece of Rock 'n Roll history? Here is a step by step guide for how to visit the Buddy Holly crash site in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Oct 22, 2024 · Just a few minutes after 12:55 am, the light aircraft carrying the three – Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, “The Big Bopper,” crashed, killing all four onboard. …

Jan 27, 2016 · Buddy Holly Crash Site. Clear Lake, Iowa. It was just after midnight, February 3, 1959, in Iowa. Buddy Holly was cold, and he wanted some free time to do his laundry. So …

First of all, yes this is the actual crash site. After you walk into the field and face the small guitar and record monuments – you are standing on the ground where Buddy Holly’s body was …

On February 3rd, 1959, Buddy Holly and two other musicians crashed into this field near Clear Lake, Iowa. The location is now a memorial site that can be visited by the public.

This is the cornfield where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson crashed during a snowstorm on February 3, 1959. A map I found on the internet was a bit …

Over 60 years ago, a plane crash in the Iowa cornfields claimed the lives of three rock stars. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper (J. P. Richardson) all died when their plane …

Jul 5, 2022 · Home to the Surf Ballroom and the site of Buddy Holly’s plane crash, Clear Lake is infamous as “the place the music died,” the inspiration for Don McLean’s iconic 1971 hit song, …

A stainless steel guitar and a set of three stainless steel records marks the exact spot where the plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, & JP ''The Big Bopper'' Richardson came to rest …

Jan 24, 2016 · The crash site is .35 miles behind a big pair of Buddy Holly glasses and is an easy walk. Kudos to the landowner for allowing public access to such a historic site. Be sure to also …