February 3rd 1959: The Day the Music Died
On this day in 1959, a plane crash in Iowa killed the musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson and their pilot Roger Peterson. Holly was on tour at the time, with Valens and Richardson joining. Frustrated with the discomfort of the tour bus, Holly chartered a plane to take the three from Iowa to Minnesota. The three were American rock and roll pioneers, and their death was a blow to the American music world. So much so that in 1971, Don McLean referred to the day as ‘The Day the Music Died’ in his song ‘American Pie’. The 1959 crash was concluded to have been caused by poor weather conditions and pilot error, as the pilot was not fully qualified to fly the kind of plane they were in that day. The music of Holly, Valens and the Big Bopper remains popular, and the three sang some of the most famous early rock and roll songs:
Buddy Holly & The Crickets - That’ll Be The Day
Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
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