The Day the Music Died.
The day buddy's plan crashed.
It was 2/3/1959 that Buddy want on the plane with J.P Richerson "The Big Bopper" and Ritchie Valens. The reason Buddy rode on the plane was because he didn't want to ride 400 miles on a freezing bus. The bus was freezing because the ac was stuck on max.
Buddy Holly.
Buddy's plane after the crash.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
Event Information
The site of the crash
When?
Tuesday, Feb 3, 1959, 09:00 PM
Where?
Clear Lake, IA, United States
the Buddy Holly Center.
One of the many memorial photos.
Another photo of the memorial.
Holly, Richardson, Valens plane crash news report