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.
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February 03, 2025, 12:07 PM
Sigmund
The crash site is about two hours NW of us, we visited several years ago. It's very sad.
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February 03, 2025, 12:58 PM
newtoSig765
I was only 10 when it happened and knew nothing about Rock 'N Roll, but I have vague memories of the news coverage and pictures of the crash site.
Thanks for posting this. Now it will be days before I can get "American Pie" out of my head!
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February 03, 2025, 03:02 PM
PASig
It was immortalized in the movie La Bamba, sad they couldn't have just decided not to go:
