On Feb. 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, ...

A plane crash in Iowa during a 1959 snowstorm became known as "The Day the Music Died." Wisconsin played a big part in the ...

McLean included the song on his album, American Pie, which he released in October 1971. A month later, he released the ...

Sixty-seven years ago today, Buddy Holly and other early rock and rollers took the stage for the final time before tragedy struck.

On this day, February 2, in 1959, music history was forever altered as Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper took the stage for their final performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, ...

The Day the Music Died. On this date 67 years ago, a plane crash killed rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly, “La Bamba” singer Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, and the pilot, Roger ...

Sixty-seven years ago, in winter 1969, Buddy Holly, his band the Crickets, along with Dion and the Belmont’s, and the 'Big ...

Rock legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, early on February 3 ...

A tragic plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, becoming ‘The Day the Music Died’ and changing rock history forever.

It is a blast from the past that happens every year at this time in Green Bay. The Winter Dance Party features the music of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. In this ...