February 3 became known as "The Day The Music Died" when Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash. Bitter cold forced the musicians to give up on their bus and take a small ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. 2, 1959. Watch the video above to ...

On Jan. 29, 1959, the original "Winter Dance Party" tour — featuring Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson — performed at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Davenport.

Benz, who is from Montgomery, Minnesota, has visited the Surf before, but this was his first time at the annual Winter Dance Party, which celebrates the music and legacies of Buddy Holly ...

Holly had embarked on The Winter Dance Party to provide for his wife and the ... Rumours started almost immediately after the fatal crash that Buddy Holly's gun had been found in a field close ...

On Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air crashes the same day, week ...

22:22:13 THIS IS RITCHIE VALENS I'LL BE ON THE WINTER DANCE PARTY COMING YOUR WAY VERY SHORTLY. I'LL BE HAVING A BALL SINGING FOR YOU AND I Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were ...