cheaptrick77 Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 FEBRUARY 3, 1959 A small airplane departing from Clear Lake, Iowa (bound for Fargo, North Dakota) carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (a.k.a. "The Big Bopper") and pilot Roger Peterson (the forgotten man) crashes on a cold winter's night, killing all four men. from http://www.fiftiesweb.com/crash.htm: Waylon Jennings gave his seat up to Richardson, who was running a fever and had trouble fitting his stocky frame comfortably into the bus seats. When Holly learned that Jennings wasn't going to fly, he said, "Well, I hope your old bus freezes up." Jennings responded, "Well, I hope your plane crashes." This friendly banter of friends would haunt Jennings for years. Allsup told Valens, I'll flip you for the remaining seat. On the toss of a coin, Valens won the seat and Allsup the rest of his life. The plane took off a little after 1 A.M. from Clear Lake and never got far from the airport before it crashed, killing all onboard. A cold N.E wind immediately gave way to a snow which drastically reduced visibility. The ground was already blanketed in white. The pilot may have been inexperienced witht he instrumentation. One wing hit the ground and the small plane corkscrewed over and over. The three young stars were thrown clear of the plane, leaving only pilot Roger Peterson inside. Over the years there has been much speculation as to whether a shot was fired inside the plane which disabled or killed the pilot. Logic suggests that encased in a sea of white snow, with only white below, Peterson just flew the plane into the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five0pd310 Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 I would have liked to have seen that concert. I wasn't alive back then, but I know it must have been traumatic for America. Those guys had some talent and vigor. It's a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoelessjoelives Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 The day the music died will always haunt music lovers........ Bye, bye...........Miss American Pie !! " all my love, all my kisses....you don't know what you been missin'........." .......Oh, boy.....did he hit the nail on the head then !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorcut Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 45 years, time sure passes by fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sugar Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Those 3 died the year I was born. I feel that Buddy Holly may have been one of the greatest musical talents of the 20th century had he not died. Just consider his body of work by the age of 22. When most of us were 22 we could barely balance a checkbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1980 Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 what a sad day in music history today is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 51 years ago today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 ...thanks for the reminder....although I'll now be singing "American Pie" the rest of the day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 ...and I will be air-guitarring his way-cool solo in the middle of "Peggy Sue" the rest of the day ! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldandwhite Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Those 3 died the year I was born. I feel that Buddy Holly may have been one of the greatest musical talents of the 20th century had he not died. Just consider his body of work by the age of 22. When most of us were 22 we could barely balance a checkbook. I agree. Holly would have been one of the all-time greats, in performing and song writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratface Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 "But February made me shiver, with every paper I delivered. Bad news on the doorstep; I couldn't take one more step. I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride. But something touched me deep inside the Day the Music Died." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I've been spinning some Crickets music today, along with some Kinks. :thumbsup: I can't say the music has died, because we do remember them, but I'm starting to wonder if the recording industry has died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 52 years ago today. R.I.P. Buddy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratface Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 "Bad news on the doorstep...I couldn't take one more step." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardCubFan Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 45 years, time sure passes by fast! You never passed math did you Razor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldandwhite Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Those 3 died the year I was born. I feel that Buddy Holly may have been one of the greatest musical talents of the 20th century had he not died. Just consider his body of work by the age of 22. When most of us were 22 we could barely balance a checkbook. I agree with you about Buddy Holly and also believe that it applies to Hank Williams, who died when he was only 29. The circumstances of their deaths were very different, of course, with Holly being in an accident and Williams living a destructive life style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoelessjoelives Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Otis Redding and Ricky Nelson went down in planes when I was young.....and "A Travlin' Man Sittin' on the dock of the bay. :angler: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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