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(l. to r.): Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson
February 3, 2021, marks the 62nd anniversary of the tragic airplane crash that subsequently became known as “The Day the Music Died,” sadly referenced in Don McLean’s 1971 song, “American Pie.”
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, aka The Big Bopper, died along with pilot Roger Peterson.
After a February 2, 1959, “Winter Dance Party” show in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly, Valens and Richardson took off from the Mason City, Iowa, airport, in a three-passenger plane that Holly chartered, piloted by Peterson during inclement weather. It crashed into a cornfield just minutes after takeoff.
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Today, East Coast Gold remembers the tragic death of
musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson.
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On February 3, 1959, the world learned of the sad passing of three rising stars.
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, who was known as “The Big Bopper”, and their pilot, Roger Peterson, died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
The horrific tragedy happened just a few minutes after takeoff and killed everyone on board.
On February 3, 1959, a plane crashed shortly after taking off from Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all four people aboard: pilot Roger Peterson and musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson. The date became known as The Day the Music Died.
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas, in 1936. He was only five years old when he earned his first paycheck for singing $5 at a local talent show. He formed a band in high school that performed on local radio and the country music circuit. They recorded several country songs for Decca in Nashville, but failed to find success. Holly (he dropped the e when his name was misspelled on the record contract) returned to Lubbock and played various venues, including opening for Bill Haley and the Comets and Elvis Presley. Elvis suggested Holly forget country music and start playing rock-and-roll. Holly s band, then known as The Crickets, recorded That ll Be the Day as a demo, which got them a contrac
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(ABC 6 News) - 62 years ago, tragedy struck near Clear Lake, IA. That s when Feb. 3 became known as, the day the music died.
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a plane crash after making their last public appearance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake.
The Surf has made it their mission to host an annual event in their honor called the Winter Dance Party which draws in people from all over the world. The multi-day event had to change this year because of the pandemic. So, like most things it is forced to go virtual.