'The Day the Music Died': 1st-Hand Recollections of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper
Share This: (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...
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