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The Day the Music Died - The tragic deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper

On February 3, 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy HollyRitchie Valens and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with the pilot, Roger Peterson. The event became known as "The day the music died"

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