[DOC] [TLE] The Day the Music Died - Wikipedia [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] The Day the Music Died - Wikipedia [PAR] On February 3, 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. [DOC] [TLE] The Day the Music Died: Rock's Great Tragedy - Biography.com [PAR] Feb 3, 2016 ... On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson and their pilot Roger Peterson died in a plane crash, a tragedy that has been remembered as The Day the Music Died. [DOC] [TLE] Buddy Holly plane crash may be re-examined - CNN.com [PAR] Mar 4, 2015 ... The tragedy became known as "The Day the Music Died," after a lyric from ... 
Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and pilot Roger .... In the 
early morning hours of February 3, 1959, a small aircraft carrying Buddy Holly, ... 
Valens (originally Valenzuela) in the 1987 hit movie "La Bamba. [DOC] [TLE] Who Flipped a Coin With Ritchie Valens?: The Day the Music Died ... [PAR] Jan 31, 2013 ... In early 1959, Buddy Holly, J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson, Ritchie ... The 
plane took off in the early morning hours of February 3 for Fargo, North ... 
Jennings responded, jokingly, I hope your ole plane crashes, a retort ... The film 
about Ritchie Valens, La Bamba (1987), also excludes all mention of Dion. [DOC] [TLE] The day the music died - Feb 03, 1959 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, The day the music died on Feb 03, 1959. ... stars Buddy 
Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson are killed when their 
chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes ... In 1987, 
Valens' life was portrayed in the movie La Bamba, and the title song, performed 
by... [DOC] [TLE] The Day the Music Died| FiftiesWeb [PAR] The Day the Music Died - Learn about the crash that took three rock & roll ... On a 
cold winter's night a small private plane took off from Clear Lake, Iowa bound for 
... crashed, it claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Big Bopper ... 
its flip side, La Bamba, a Rock and Roll version of an old Mexican standard. [DOC] [TLE] The Day the Music Died - TIME [PAR] Feb 3, 2009 ... Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Richie Valens a plane, and a snowy February night
. ... When Elvis Presley died, 25,000 people gathered outside ... the Big Bopper (
of "Chantilly Lace" fame) and Richie Valens ("La Bamba") as a ... On February 2, 
1959, Holly and his tourmates were on the eleventh night of... [DOC] [TLE] A Look Back at February 3, 1959  The Day the Music Died ... [PAR] Feb 3, 2015 ... On February 3rd, 1959 musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. The Big 
Bopper Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. ... lost 
his place to La Bamba singer Ritchie Valens on a coin toss. [DOC] [TLE] BBC ON THIS DAY | 3 | 1959: Buddy Holly killed in air crash [PAR] Three young rock 'n' roll stars have been killed in a plane crash in the United 
States. Buddy Holly, 22, Jiles P Richardson - known as the Big Bopper - 28, and 
... A singer and guitarist, he was inspired by Elvis Presley after seeing him at an 
early ... His rock 'n' roll re-working of the traditional Mexican song La Bamba - on 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The Night the Music Died - Texas Monthly [PAR] Fifty years ago, a plane carrying Buddy Holly crashed in a remote Iowa cornfield. 
... the spot in the Iowa cornfield where Holly's plane crashed on February 3, 1959. 
... Valens, and Jiles P. Richardson, also known as the Big Bopper, were dead. ...

Question: The music died when Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper & this "La Bamba" singer died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959
Answer: Ritchie Valens