Kernels of Buttered Popcorn – The Day the Music Died 28Sep 202328 Sep 2023Add a comment Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa on February 3, 1959. This loss to the music industry was immortalized by Don McLean in the song, “American Pie” Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like Loading... Related