The singer of the original hit "La Bamba," Ritchie Valens, died on February 3, 1959, in a plane crash that is known as "the day the music died". The 17-year-old died alongside fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in the accident in Iowa. #RitchieValens #buddyholly #bigbopper #LaBomba #gonetosoon | Jeff Waters
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The singer of the original hit "La Bamba," Ritchie Valens, died on February 3, 1959, in a plane crash that is known as "the day the music died". The 17-year-old died alongside fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in the accident in Iowa. #RitchieValens #buddyholly #bigbopper #LaBomba #gonetosoon | Jeff Waters
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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. The event became known as “The Day the Music Died” after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song “American Pie”. At the time, Holly and his band, consisting of Waylon Jennings, Tommy Allsup, and Carl Bunch, were playing on the “Winter Dance Party” tour acros
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February 3, 1959 - the Day the Music Died Today we remember the unfortunate and untimely death of singers 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 17-year-old Ritchie Valens, and 28-year-old J. P. Richardson, aka: “The Big Bopper.” These three artists died in an airplane accident on February 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa. Their pilot, Roger Peterson, also perished in the crash. #ILRR66 #RichieValens #buddyholly #thebigbopper #thedaythemusicdied #AmericanPie #donmclean | Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66
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