The deaths of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens are marked as "the day the music died.”
Explanation:
The Day the Music Died is the name for the crash of a small passenger plane, Beachcraft Bonanza, that occurred on February 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, killing the pilot and all three passengers
. These three passengers were Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper Richardson and were considered one of the biggest stars of American rock and roll at the time of their deaths.
The tragic end of three young and popular musicians at the height of their careers left a deep impression on their fans as well as contemporaries and became the subject of numerous references in American popular culture.
