Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson played at the Capitol Theatre just four days before all ...

February 3 became known as "The Day The Music Died" when Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash.

The 83-year-old, who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had the crowd singing along to his hits.

Iowa on Feb. 2, 1959. In the early morning hours of Feb. 3, the three stars chartered a plane to their next stop on the Winter Dance Party tour. Shortly after take-off from Mason City, their plane ...

IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED. THAT’S WHEN RITCHIE VALENS, THE BIG BOPPER AND BUDDY HOLLY DIED IN A PLANE ...

Tickets for the event are set at $35 for adults in advance and $40 at the door. Tickets for kids or college age students are ...

As unforgiving as Iowa winters can be, perhaps the most unforgiving happened nearly 66 years ago when rock ‘n’ roll pioneers ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Step back in time to 1959 as the ... On Jan. 29, 1959, the original "Winter Dance Party" tour — featuring Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf ...