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     Footage from plane crash of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper

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   How did Ritchie Valens die?

   • 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.

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   What happened to Buddy Holly & Ritchie Valens?

   • 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 few minutes after takeoff from Mason City on a flight headed for Moorhead, Minnesota. Investigators blamed the crash on bad weather and pilot error.

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   Who were Buddy Holly & Ritchie Valens?

   • In the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, three performers — Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson — joined their pilot Roger Peterson for what was supposed to be a flight to their next tour stop. But the passengers and their pilot never made it to their destination.

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   Who was Ritchie Valens?

   • Youngest of all was a rising star of Chicano rock — Latin Rock and Roll — Ritchie Valens. He was 17. Valens was a breakout star who'd had astounding success in a relatively short period of time. Richard Steven Valenzuela was born May 13, 1941 in Pacoima, California, says Biography.

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   How did Holly & Valens get on a plane?

   • Shortly after midnight on Feb. 3, 1959, Holly, Valens and Richardson arrived at the airport, gathered their belongings and hurried along through the falling snow to Peterson’s plane. At approximately 12:55 a.m., they took off from runway 17 (now runway 18). Dwyer watched from below as the plane lifted into the dark, wintry night.

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   Did Richardson survive a plane crash?

   • The discovery sparked rumors that an accidental discharge may have occurred onboard, leading to the crash. Many believed that Richardson, whose body had been found quite a bit further away than the others, had initially survived the incident and perhaps been the one shot.

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   Dec 16, 2020 · Ritchie Valens was a 17-year-old Chicano rock star who died in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and J.P. Richardson in 1959. The plane was chartered by Holly for their Winter Dance Party tour, but the pilot was inexperienced and flew into a storm.

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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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   Mar 3, 2010 · Learn about the tragic fate of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, who died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. Find out how their music influenced rock and roll and how their deaths were immortalized by Don McLean.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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    Feb 4, 2020 · What really happened the ’ Day The Music Died,’ when rock n’ roll artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and ’ The Big Bopper,’ J.P. Richardson Jr., perished in a plane crash in 1959?