The singer who did not get on the plane with Buddy Holly was Waylon Jennings. On February 3, 1959, Holly, Jennings, and fellow musician Tommy Allsup were scheduled to fly from Clear Lake, Iowa, to their next gig in Moorhead, Minnesota. However, due to a mix-up with the tour schedule, the three musicians agreed to flip a coin to decide who would fly and who would take the bus. Jennings won the toss and gave up his seat on the plane to Allsup, while Holly and two other passengers tragically died in a crash later that day.