On Feb. 3, 1959, the face of modern music changed forever in one tragic moment with the simultaneous deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Later referred to as The Day the Music ...
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.
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.
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