Around 1:00am on 3rd February 1959, #BuddyHolly, #RitchieValens and #JPRichardson (known professionally as #TheBigBopper) were killed when the plane they were in crashed into a cornfield near Clear Lake, Iowa shortly after take-off.
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๐ถ #OTD in #Music #History 3 February 1959, a tragic plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, killed rock and roll stars #BuddyHolly, #RichieValens, "The Big Bopper" #JPRichardson, and the pilot, Roger Peterson.
Remembering the Day the Music Died February 3, 1959.
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Happy Birthday to singer, songwriter, guitarist, and DJ, Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr, known as J.P. Richardson or 'The Big Bopper,' who would have been 95 years old today (1930-1959)
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#JPRichardson #DonMcLean recorded this song to memorialize the plane crash that took the lives of all 3 musicians. ๐ท in comments shows the site in #Iowa.
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Signpost east of the crash site replicating Holly's signature glasses. The crash site is actually located 1,850 feet (617 yd; 564 m) from this location, down the path along the fence line.
Memorial to pilot Roger Peterson at crash site
Years later, Don McLean would immortalize the tragedy in his haunting ballad American Pie, forever naming it "The Day the Music Died."
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Around 1:00am on 3rd February 1959, #BuddyHolly, #RitchieValens and #JPRichardson (known professionally as #TheBigBopper) were killed when the plane they were in crashed into a cornfield near Clear Lake, Iowa shortly after take-off.
#RockAndRollLegends
#TheDayTheMusicDied
๐ถ #OTD in #Music #History 3 February 1959, a tragic plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, killed rock and roll stars #BuddyHolly, #RichieValens, "The Big Bopper" #JPRichardson, and the pilot, Roger Peterson.
Remembering the Day the Music Died February 3, 1959.
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