On February 3, 1959 Buddy Holly, along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, died in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa

1. On February 3, 1959 Buddy Holly, along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, died in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa. The day was later called The Day the Music Died by Don McLean, in his song "American Pie."