Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, Richie ...

Nearly 70 years ago, musicians Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens were killed in a plane crash on the way to their next concert. Singer-songwriter Don McLean joins ...

On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known by his stage name The Big ...

On this day 66 years ago (February 3, 1959) a plane crashed in a cornfield outside Clear Lake, Iowa. The crash unfortunately ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson played at the Capitol Theatre just four days before all ...

February 3rd has witnessed a multitude of significant historical events that have shaped the course of nations and ...

Jimmy Clanton, stood in on the Winter Dance Party Tour after the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper — the Day The Music Died ...

FireAid brought together artists from musical generations and genres to help raise money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief ...

On a different note, Monday is the 66th anniversary of The Day the Music Died - the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, JP “The Big Bopper” Richardson and pilot Roger Peterson. Don ...

In January 1972, Don McLean had a No. 1 hit song on the radio with “American Pie,” which was about “the day the music died.” On Jan. 20, 2025, the song could be rewritten with lyrics to ...

In commemoration, a spray of yellow roses will be placed on Buddy’s grave, located at the City of Lubbock Cemetery.