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. [a] [1] [2] The event became known as "The Day the Music Died" after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song "American Pie".

1 day ago · On Feb. 3, 1959, young rock ’n’ roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. The early morning crash was immortalized as “the day the music died,” but in truth air travel during the winter of 1959 was a challenge, and the crash was just one of several ...

1 day ago · On this day 66 years ago (February 3, 1959) a plane crashed in a cornfield outside Clear Lake, Iowa. The crash unfortunately resulted in the deaths of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), as well as pilot Roger Peterson. The date is now remembered as the “day the music died”.

1 day ago · On This Day in 1959: The Day The Music Died – Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper Killed in Plane Crash. Published Feb 3, 2025 By John Lerit. via WatchMojo.com / YouTube. ... 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 ...

Mar 3, 2010 · Singer Don McLean memorialized Holly, Valens and Richardson in the 1972 No. 1 hit “American Pie,” which refers to February 3, 1959 as “the day the music died.” By: History.com Editors

1 day ago · On Feb. 3, 1959, which would become known as “the day the music died,” rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a small plane crash near ...

The Day the Music Died, February 3, 1959, when an airplane crash resulted in the deaths of American musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), as well as pilot Roger Peterson. The plane crashed in a cornfield outside Clear Lake, Iowa. The tragedy was memorialized in the lyrics of the song “American Pie ...

On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and their pilot Roger Peterson died in a plane crash, a tragedy that has been remembered as “The Day the ...

The wreckage of the plane crash. On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event later became known as "The Day the Music Died", after singer-songwriter Don McLean coined the phrase in his 1971 song "American Pie".

Oct 4, 2021 · The Day The Music Died. The Buddy Holly plane crash shocked the world. Frankie Valens, who was just 17 years old, was thrown 40 feet from the plane, while Buddy Holly and J.P. Richardson’s bodies were recovered 20 feet from the wreck. Pregnant with Holly’s unborn child, María Elena Holly suffered a miscarriage after learning of Buddy Holly ...