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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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62 years ago today: The day the music died Share Updated: 7:23 AM CST Feb 3, 2021
62 years ago today: The day the music died Share Updated: 7:23 AM CST Feb 3, 2021
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Show Transcript THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED, REFERRING TO THE DEVASTATING PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED BUDDY HOLLY, BIG BOPPER, RIT
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 7:23 AM CST Feb 3, 2021 Wednesday marks 62 years since the day the music died, referring to the devastating plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and pilot Roger Peterson.The crash happened in a cornfield near Clear Lake on Feb. 3, 1959.Just last month, the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, the site of Buddy Holly s last concert, was declared a National Historic Landmark.National Historic Landmarks are buildings, sites, districts, structures and objects that have been determined to be nationally significant in American history and culture.The ballroom’s n
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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.