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     The Day the Music Died: Remembering Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens

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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 ...

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   When did 'the Big Bopper' Richardson die?

   • "The Big Bopper" Richardson passed away on February 3rd, 1959 after a small plane crash, rock and roll lost some of its most notable early pioneers. Singer-songwriter Don McLean called this moment in music history "The Day the Music Died," in his song "American Pie."

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   Who was the Big Bopper?

   • The teenaged Valens was an up-and-coming performer having nearly made it to the top of the charts in 1958 with his ode to his high school sweetheart with the song “Donna.” Richardson, better known as “The Big Bopper,” was a Texas songwriter and radio DJ who caught the nation’s ear with the catchy tune “Chantilly Lace.”

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   Why did Buddy Holly exhume the Big Bopper?

   • Poorly planned in almost every way, Buddy Holly famously called the Winter Dance Party Tour “the tour from hell.” And fittingly, the exhumation of the Big Bopper was plagued by unforeseen challenges, too.

   What Dr. Bill Bass found in bones of the Big Bopper

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   What was the day the music died?

   • This tragedy has been remembered as “The Day the Music Died.” Holly had been the biggest star of the bunch, known for such hits as “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue.” The teenaged Valens was an up-and-coming performer having nearly made it to the top of the charts in 1958 with his ode to his high school sweetheart with the song “Donna.”

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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.

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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...

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   Feb 2, 2012 · 4.7M views 12 years ago. Subscribe http://goo.gl/Q2kKrD When Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson passed away on February 3rd, 1959 after a small plane crash, rock...

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   Feb 5, 2019 · What Dr. Bill Bass found in bones of the Big Bopper. It’s been 60 years since the day the music died. On Feb. 3, 1959, three of rock and roll’s rising stars boarded a flight to the next stop ...

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   Dec 22, 2020 · The Day the Music Died was Feb. 3, 1959, when a plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. It was a shattering end to the decade.

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    Feb 3, 2024 · On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and JP (The Big Bopper) Richardson died in a tragic plane crash. It’s an event that has come to be known as ‘the day the music died.’