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10 Talented Musicians We Lost to Plane Crashes

5. Buddy Holly

February 3, 1959 is known as “the day the music died”, when a plane crash ended the musical talents of singer/songwriter Buddy Holly, La Bamba crooner Richie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. Buddy Holly was only 22 years old at the time, but he and his band, the Crickets, had recorded over 50 tracks that are considered influential rock ‘n roll classics, including That’ll be the Day, Everyday, Oh Boy and Rave On. Inclement weather was a factor in the downing of the chartered plane.

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