On February 3, 1959 a small plane crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa, killing rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.
Ken Paquette, a Wisconsin fan, built the above monument at the crash site in 1988, and he would also erect a similar one outside the Riverside Ballroom in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 2003, where the three appeared on the night of February 1, 1959.
The loss of these three music icons became known as 'The Day The Music Died', and is depicted in Don McLean's famous hit song "American Pie".
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I remember that day when the music died, very well indeed. Although at the time I was far more aware of Buddy Holly than of Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
And I still, to this day, think that Don McLean's song American Pie is one of the most evocative, memorable songs ever written.
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