On February 3, 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper '' Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event later became known as "The Day the Music Died '', after singer - songwriter Don McLean so referred to it in his 1971 song "American Pie ''.
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Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens J.P. "The Big Bopper '' Richardson