1: He was killed in a plane crash in 1959 that also took the lives of singers J.P .  The Big Bopper  Richardson and Ritchie Valens . 2: Peggy Sue , who Buddy Holly sang about , was there too . 3: Don McLean : It 's bad idea for NTSB to re-examine 1959 crash that killed Buddy Holly ,  Big Bopper ,  Ritchie Valens .
1: plane crash in 1959 2: there 3: 1959 crash