Music artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Booper were all killed in a plane crash along with the plane pilot, Roger Peterson on February 3, 1959.

The group had left after a show in Clear Lake, Iowa and charted a plane to fly to Moorhead, Minn, however the plane crashed on the way and landed in pieces in a cornfield.

Music Artist Don MacLean in his song American Pie, mentioned The Day The Music Died.

Here are some photos remembering the terrible tragedy!