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1. www.grunge.com › 233690 › a-detailed-look-at-theA Detailed Look At The Tragic Death Of Ritchie Valens - Grunge

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   Dec 16, 2020 · Whatever the reason, the plane crashed in a field about five miles from the airport — it appeared that the plane's right wing tip caught the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled. Holly, Richardson, and Valens were thrown from the wreckage; Peterson was found entangled in what was left of the plane.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Day_the_Music_DiedThe Day the Music Died - Wikipedia

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   On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.

3. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › the-day-theBuddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper” die in a ...

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   Mar 3, 2010 · Rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, along with the pilot, are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashes in Iowa a...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ritchie_ValensRitchie Valens - Wikipedia

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   Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just eight months after his breakthrough.

5. www.biography.com › musicians › the-day-the-musicThe Day the Music Died: Rock’s Great Tragedy - Biography

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   Feb 3, 2016 · On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and their pilot Roger Peterson died in a plane crash, a tragedy that has been remembered as “The Day the...

6. www.biography.com › musicians › ritchie-valensRitchie Valens - Donna, Movie & Plane Crash - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Valens died at age 17 in a plane crash with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson on February 3, 1959. The tragedy was later immortalized as "the day the...

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Ritchie-ValensRitchie Valens | Biography, Songs, Plane Crash, Donna, La ...

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   Jul 30, 2024 · Ritchie Valens was an American singer and songwriter and the first Latino rock and roll star. His short career ended when he died at age 17 in the 1959 plane crash in which Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper also perished.