Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper Exhibit Launches at Final Venue From the Night They Died originally appeared on ...

From Slash’s guitar to Buddy Holly’s final tour relics, Surf Ballroom’s “Not Fade Away” immerses visitors in the stories that ...

On February 3, 1959, three influential rock and roll performers—Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, known as ...

In September, the Surf Ballroom & Museum will unveil “Not Fade Away: The Immersive Surf Ballroom Experience” – a permanent ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “the Big Bopper” Richardson, along with pilot Roger Peterson, died Feb. 3, 1959, following a Winter Dance Party tour stop at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake.

The poster for the Winter Dance Party held Feb. 3, 1959, in the Moorhead Armory featured Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Frankie Sardo. Special to The Forum 2 / 2 ...

Music artists Buddy Holly, JP "The Big Bopper" Richardson, and Ritchie Valens, along with pilot Roger Peterson were killed in a plane crash 5 miles north of Clear Lake, Iowa, Feb. 3, 1959.

So many sing about “the day that music died” on Feb. 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed in a plane crash.

On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly and fellow musicians Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, Iowa.

Coming to the Capitol Theatre, January 24, 2009 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE SHOW TO PLAY THE LEGENDARY CAPITOL THEATRE AT DAVENPORT REMEMBERING BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER ...

1 / 2: The single-engine plane carrying Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens crashed in an Iowa corn field the night before they were to appear at the Moorhead Armory. Special to The Forum ...