Written by Danny Phillips

It’s hard to believe that today, February 3, 2009, is the 50th anniversary of the plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa, that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens (”La Bamba,” “Donna,” “Let’s Go!”), J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson (”Chantilly Lace”) and pilot Ron Peterson. Better known as the day the music died.
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