In the 1971 classic "American Pie," Don McLean wrote about "The Day the Music Died" — a.k.a. Feb. 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson were famously ...

Buddy Holly died on February 3, 1959. He was just 22 years old. And despite a rock and roll recording career that only lasted ...

Buddy Holly may have looked cute, but behind those iconic glasses was a fiery rebel who played by his own rules—until that fire went out forever on one of the most tragic days in the history of ...

“A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile ... song in response to a plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper at a time ...

12 - Van Zeiler wasn't born until decades after legendary musician Buddy Holly died in a 1959 plane ... On Feb. 3, 1959 (described as "the day the music died" in the Don McLean hit "American Pie''), ...