How Iowa Became a Part of ‘The Day the Music Died’
Explore the fateful Winter Dance Party Tour journey of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper that ended in tragedy in northern Iowa.
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65 Years Ago: Buddy Holly Killed in a Plane Crash
A country music icon was almost on the plane with him ...
FLASHBACK: Early Rock and Roll Icons Die in Iowa Plane Crash
February 3, 1959. A plane lifted off from Clear Lake, Iowa, on a cold winter's night carrying the pioneers of rock n' roll. The plane would never arrive.