A late-night plane crash claimed three early Rock & Roll pioneers and became immortalized as The Day the Music Died.

Aside from “Oye Cómo Va,” Santana’s rock remake of the 1962 Tito Puente cha cha chá, and “La Bamba,” Ritchie Valens’ 1958 ...

Rock legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, early on February 3 ...

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The Day the Music Died. On this date 67 years ago, a plane crash killed rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly, “La Bamba” singer Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, and the pilot, Roger ...

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On Feb. 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, ...

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