February 3 is known as "the day the music died'' -- when a plane crash claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in 1959 ... The crash site and ballroom have been preserved to look ...

Hours before the plane crash ... displays photos of Buddy Holly’s last performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa on Feb. 2, 1959. Hours later, Holly, Ritchie Valens, “The Big ...

the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson marked a dark day in American history. This tragic accident is still remembered by a couple of ...

February 3 is known as The Day the Music Died after a small plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper ...

(CBS DETROIT) - On Feb. 3, 1959, stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in an Iowa plane crash on what was supposed to be a plane ride to their next stop on tour.

So many sing about “the day that music died” on Feb. 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed in a plane crash. Don McLean coined the term ...

The crash has inspired generations of artists. Lou Diamond Phillips played Ritchie Valens (originally Valenzuela) in the 1987 hit movie “La Bamba.” Gary Busey played Holly in the 1978 movie ...