Buddy Holly, J.P Richardson, and Ritchie Valens are tiered of taking their horrible tour bus to and from gigs and decide to charter a Beechcraft Bonanza to take them to their next destination when something goes horribly wrong. What caused their plane to crash in a corn field in Iowa, marking February 3, 1959 the day the music died?

Thanks to Jen for recommending and narrating this episode! Also, thanks to all of our listeners who have requested this accident.

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died

https://www.history-of-rock.com/winter_dance_party.htm

Research Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20090226025843/https://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/1959/CAB_2-3-1959.pdf

https://www.history-of-rock.com/winter_dance_party.htm

https://www.biography.com/news/the-day-the-music-died--plane-crash

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-day-the-music-died

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t_xVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5287%2C450904

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=flNYAAAAIBAJ&pg=6401%2C3799730

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1876542,00.html

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