Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson were famously killed in a plane crash during a United States concert tour. Five decades later, the tragedy was explored in a July 2022 episode ...
It's well known that "American Pie" was written by Don McLean to commemorate the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper on Feb 3, 1959. But what's not as well known is ...
Adams is married to The Big Bopper’s granddaughter ... who lost the coin toss to Valens for a seat on the plane. More than three decades after the crash, a notebook with 20 songs written ...