A popular misconception, originating from Don McLean 's song about the crash, was that the plane was called American Pie; no record exists of any name ever having been given to N3794N.

Mar 12, 2000 · The single-engine plane carrying Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens crashed in an Iowa corn field the night before they were to appear at the Moorhead Armory.

The repeated phrase "the day the music died" refers to a plane crash in 1959 that killed early rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, ending the era of early rock and roll; this became the popular nickname for that crash.

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 ...

1 day ago · The Legacy and Remembrance of “The Day the Music Died” The tragedy was later referred to as “The Day the Music Died,” a phrase popularized by Don McLean’s 1971 song “American Pie.” This event marked a significant moment in rock and roll history, symbolizing the loss of youthful innocence and the end of an era.

1 day ago · For McLean, a 14-year-old paper boy at the time of the plane crash (as he commemorated in the lyrics of "American Pie"), the pain he felt after the loss of three of pop music's biggest figureheads ...

1 day ago · It's been coined as "The Day the Music Died," which is the famous line from Don McLean's hit song "American Pie." But more than 60 years later, it is clear the music didn't die.

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 crashes in Iowa a few...

Feb 3, 2023 · More than seventy years ago on this day, musicians Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens were killed in a plane crash on the way to their next concert.

Apr 9, 2013 · The song is an abstract story surrounding “The Day the Music Died” — the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.), as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson.