More than six decades ago, a small plane went down in an Iowa field, killing three early rock 'n' roll stars and shocking America. The date, Feb. 3, 1959, has since become known as "the day the music ...
February 3 is observed as “The Day the Music Died” because it is the anniversary of a plane crash in 1959 that claimed the lives of three important figures in early rock and roll music, Buddy Holly, ...
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959. It became known as "The Day the Music Died." While the plane crashed in Iowa amid a snowstorm, Wisconsin played a ...
February 3, 1959 - American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died on Feb. 3, 1959, when the plane they chartered crashed in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff.
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Buddy Holly Center will offer free admission Tuesday to mark the 67th anniversary of “The Day the Music Died.” On Feb. 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than six decades ago, a small plane went down in an Iowa field, killing three early rock 'n' roll stars and shocking America.