Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper Exhibit Launches at Final Venue From the Night They Died originally appeared on Parade. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were ...

A moving roadside memorial in Iowa honors the rock 'n' roll legends lost in a plane crash, inviting fans to pay tribute and ...

On January 23, 1959 a tour bus set off from Chicago for a twenty four date rock ‘n’ roll tour of the frozen Midwest. The tour was named The Winter Dance Party, and the three stars were Buddy Holly, ...

Rock ’n’ roller Buddy Holly, along with Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson, died in a plane crash in Iowa on Feb. 3, 1959. The tragedy would later be called “the day the music died” ...

The event will feature a variety of activities such as live concerts, dance contests, and tours of the Surf Music Experience ...

U.S. transportation safety investigators said on Wednesday they are reviewing a request to reopen a probe into the 1959 airplane crash that killed musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P.

THIS IS A PARTY. THIS IS IOWA. (Scott Carpenter / Facebook) <14:17:09 IT'S BEEN 65 YEARS SINCE THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED WHEN MUSIC GIANTS BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER DIED IN A PLANE ...

The microphone Buddy Holly sang into on "The Day the Music Died" is back in Clear Lake — this time for good. Austin Allsup, son of the late Tommy Allsup, the guitarist with Holly's band on the Winter ...

"The Day The Music Died" has been immortalized in music history. It earned its title in Don McLean's karaoke singalong classic "American Pie," and is one of the most significant tragedies to hit ...