At the scene of history (70) Oct 30, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009 12:03 AM CST At the scene of history By JOHN SKIPPER, 2938032 Investigators work at the scene of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and pilot Roger Peterson on Feb. 3, 1959 ... Singers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, better known as The Big Bopper, had performed at the Winter Dance Party at the Surf Ballroom the night before ... xander wrote on Jan 27, 2009 9:56 AM:" It's on E-bay with the Big... (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Yuma High Class of 1959 prepare for reunion Oct 6, 2009
Jan. 29 Sleeping Beauty shown in theaters February 3 A chartered plane transporting musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper goes down in foggy conditions near Clear Lake, Iowa, killing them all in a tragedy later referred to as "The Day the Music Died." March 9 The Barbie doll debuts. May 28 Two monkeys, Able and Miss Baker, are the first living beings to successfully return to Earth from space. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Arson suspected in Paideia fire Oct 4, 2009
On the doorway to his classroom hung a 1959 poster of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson, three famous rock stars who died in a plane crash that year. They didn t survive the plane crash, Hays said, but they survived the fire. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
NMSO postpones seasons first two classics programs Sep 19, 2009
The concert will not include NMSO musicians, but will feature seven touring musicians performing a concert of 1950s vintage rock music, designed to be a re-creation of the final rock and roll tour of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper, who died in a plane crash. Because of serious financial pressures, the NMSO is not able to pay our musicians under the terms of their expired agreement, and our board of trustees has resolved that the NMSO must operate with fiscal responsibility, said... (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
John Legend not your typical pop star Sep 11, 2009
The nascent rock 'n' roll world was a few weeks away from "the day the music died" - when a single-engine plane crash claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens ... The nascent rock 'n' roll world was a few weeks away from "the day the music died" - when a single-engine plane crash claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens. (Fresno Bee)
Drummer left mark on Cedar Valley (14) Sep 7, 2009
The band opened for acts such as the Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Frankie Avalon, Dion and the Belmonts and Johnny Horton and was called in as a replacement act for the Winter Dance Party tour when a plane crash near Clear Lake in 1959 claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens in 1959. Klatt entered the Marine Corps, where he would eventually earn entry to the Marine Corps Hall of Fame for his drumming. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Motown Records Celebrates 50th Anniversary Sep 3, 2009
The nascent rock 'n' roll world was a few weeks away from "the day the music died" -- when a single-engine plane crash claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens. It's also the day a boxer, assembly line worker and songwriter named Berry Gordy Jr. used an $800 family loan to start a record company in Detroit. (W-USA News, DC)
A Rockin New Holiday (6) Jul 3, 2009
Valens, a rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, passed away in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959, along with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson. He is probably best known for the song La Bamba, an updated rock version of a traditional Mexican folk song. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Celebrity deaths: a three-part tragedy? Jul 2, 2009
Rarely since Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper crashed and died more or less simultaneously in an Iowa cornfield on Feb. 3, 1959, has the Celebrity Death Rule of Three fulfilled itself with such swift efficacy. That s the old rule that celebrities die in threes. (Boston Globe)
New events, old favorites returning as GBPAC marks 10th anniversary season May 31, 2009
John Mueller's Winter Dance Party is an authentic re-creation of the final tour by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. Each live concert performance features many '50s era hit. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The songs, they are a-changing May 10, 2009
The song, inspired by the 1959 plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Havens and the Big Bopper, concerns the loss of personal and national innocence. Decades after he wrote American Pie, the 63-year-old singer-songwriter is still finding dry levees. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Gallagher: Day the pep band died? Feb 12, 2009
Sioux City Journal : Gallagher: Day the pep band died. Gallagher: Day the pep band died. (Sioux City Journal)
'It took me back to those days' Feb 10, 2009
Tribute performers John Mueller, who portrayed Holly, Ray Anthony as Ritchie Valens and Jay P. Richardson Jr. as J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson played all the crowd s favorites, and the fact that none of them were the real thing didn t really seem to matter ... The first performer was The Big Bopper, who was portrayed by his son Jay, tragically born three months after his father died. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
The other 1950s airplane crash Feb 8, 2009
He has no connection with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens or the Big Bopper. But news accounts recalling the 1959 plane crash that took the lives of the three singers and pilot Roger Peterson make him think of the other plane crash, as he calls it. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Rock fans head to Iowa to recall day music died Feb 8, 2009
The passing decades haven;t diminished fascination with that night on Feb. 2, 1959, when 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old J.P. ;The Big Bopper; Richardson and 17-year-old Ritchie Valens performed in Clear Lake and then boarded the plane for a planned 300-mile flight that lasted only minutes ... Richardson, ;The Big Bopper,; is often credited with creating the first music video with his recorded performance of ;Chantilly Lace; in 1958, decades before MTV.. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Sorry, Don McLean, but the music didnt die Feb 7, 2009
Three passengers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, a.k.a. The Big Bopper were ejected from the plane and died on impact, as did the pilot, 21-year-old Roger Peterson. That happened on Feb. 3, 1959, exactly 50 years ago this Tuesday. (MSNBC -- Music)
