"The Day the Music Died": a Virtual Cemetery

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A Virtual Cemetery created by Tom Nelson

"The Day the Music Died"

On February 3, 1959, American rock 'n' 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.

5 memorials

Buddy HollyFamous Memorial Flowers have been left.

7 Sep 1936 – 3 Feb 1959

Musician. Born in Lubbock, Texas, by junior high...

Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA

Plot info: Block 44

Roger Arthur PetersonFamous Memorial Flowers have been left.

24 May 1937 – 3 Feb 1959

Pilot of the plane that crashed killing Buddy...

Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: About four rows in from the road

J.P. “The Big Bopper” RichardsonFamous Memorial Veteran Flowers have been left.

24 Oct 1930 – 3 Feb 1959

Rock Singer, Songwriter. Best remembered for his...

Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA

Plot info: First burial plot-Lily Pool Garden, Block C, Lot 31, Space 3

The Day the Music Died MemorialFamous Memorial Flowers have been left.

unknown – 3 Feb 1959

Erected in 1988, the memorial is on the crash site...

Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA

Ritchie ValensFamous Memorial Flowers have been left.

13 May 1941 – 3 Feb 1959

Rock Musician. Born Richard Steven Valenzuela in a...

Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Plot info: Section C, Lot 248, Grave 3