3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash. Don McLean coined the term in his 1971 hit "American Pie." The song about the decline ...

The Duluth Armory has hosted some of America’s most famous musicians, including Buddy Holly. He brought the Winter Dance ...

It was on this date in 1959 that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper lost their lives in a plane crash. Don McLean would later refer to it as "the day the music died" in his classic ...

Ritchie Valens was rescued ... teen’s story ahead of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, the two older singers who died in the same Feb. 3, 1959 plane crash. The movie became a cultural touchstone.

Dance Party will be performing the music of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper at the Capitol Theatre in ...