Crash Site "3 Stars" Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper

[conorsmitheire]

it's eerie that Eddie himself died just 1 year later in a car crash

[bloodychainsaw98]

rock is dead R.I.P buddy holly

[itsdatmexicanchef]

check out my channel sick al the mexican chef you gotta see iam cooking in my kitchen rest in peace richie you a mexican star boy and stars belong in the sky rest in peace richie

[laviolette64]

Went to see Jack Scott last week. He's 75 now. What a man!

[misa200120]

@laviolette64

did he sing "What In the World's Come Over You"?

[L0v32run]

Rest in peace. )':

[SpiritWolf1021]

omg. how can u guys standing? i would have to lock my knees together to keep from falling to the ground hysterically crying. RIP Ritchie, We all miss you. :.(

<3 <3

[hopop313]

It's really hard to imagine where these 3 stars would have ended up if they never died back then. Ritchie's career was just taking off, I'd imagine he would have had a couple more hits before beatlemania. Its hard to see where big bopper was headed, but he had potential as a song writer. But one thing's for sure Buddy Holly was gonna get bigger and more successful, he was nearly as established s Elvis, but he didn't have the looks so I doubt they'd put him in movies .He'd adapt to the 60's.

[misa200120]

@hopop313

with Buddy Holly alive the Beatles and many others would have never existed.

[MsGilette]

thank you Ritchie is always in my memory

[MrBigralph13]

With a tear running down my face, Ritchie how can we forget you and as for Buddy,and the big Bopper you will always be in our hearts always... R.I.P.

[iwaegian]

i have this song on a 45....is it rare?

[davidamurdoch]

EVERYBODY SENDS THERE LOVEEEEEEEEE. X

[1948em]

Beautiful, and heartbreaking to loose three great performers.

[joemanpjg]

Was here in May of 2010 and stopped at the Surf Ball Room too.

A visit here to pay respects to all who lost their life's.

Surf Ball room, very eerie when we went up on the stage and into the dressing room.

A trip here a great way to pay tribute to them all

[stadtrade102]

i still get buddy i was born and he was gone but i am shite guitar,drums ,just crap but i cant forget him or the music,just weird iam coming screaming into this fucked up world and they were leaving.still love the music,love life,rock on and on and on and on

[misa200120]

@stadtrade102

well, Brian Setzer was born that year too..

[musclecarluvr1]

Thank God for their incredible talent. They still live through their music, and their music still entertains to this day. God Bless Buddy,Richie,J.P. and the pilot Roger.

[misa200120]

52 YEARS TODAY This date may be before your time but, it seems as though it was just yesterday for some of us. Buddy Holly and The Crickets had a couple of big hits, “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue”.Ritchie Valens had three big songs, “Come On, Let’s Go”, “Donna” and “La Bamba”.J. P. Richardson “The Big Bopper” had one big hit “Chantilly Lace” in 1958.These three guys were the forerunners to a lot of the music that we hear today and the world lost a lot of talent on February 3, 1959

[The1jkirkland]

I was eleven loved there songs or music

63 + still my favor stars

[mattezhackblip]

R.I.P THE BEST ROCK STARS , WE LOVE YOU!!

[militarybooks]

You may also like to check out our Hey Buddy book trailer video on Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=Ppf6URswTP­E

[mszero39]

He Was Awesome!!!! So young, never to be forgotten.

[rote66]

Uma pena tão jovem, e tão talentoso mas infelizmente partiu cedo e nos deixou sem a sua bela voz.

[TheDarkrockangle]

RITCHIE VALENS.. RIP NEVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

All three live on through their music.

George Vreeland Hill

[virtualdivagirl]

i cant belive the recording companies had him change his last name.... my name is VALENZUELA and i am proud of it

[garciaboy15]

@virtualdivagirl

It's a great name to have :) So's mine :)

[memoriesflorist]

R.i.P ..MY EDDY XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[mrtzjam]

Why does everybody misspell Buddy Holly. His name was Buddy Holley. If you look at his gravestone it will read "Buddy Holley." Ritchie Valens real name was Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela Reyes! Both were great musicians but Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela Reyes was an inspiration for millions of people because of his background. Rest in Peace both of you.

[silvioturco]

Eram tão bons que Deus os chamou para tocar junto Dele.

[misa200120]

@silvioturco

exacto, obrigado pelo comentario

[magcarril]

Thank God they live on in our memory & we're able to hear their music via this great miracle that is the Internet & YT specially...Those who go through this transition are always in our hearts & prayers...Lite a candle & say an Our Father for their soul. Peace, love & a smile VIVA MARIA!

[myeglove]

so sad

[MelissaE85]

THEY WERE ALL 3 GREAT AMERICAN LEGENDS! Their music will live on forever!

[hkfan1980]

this song is double sad- one its sad that its about 3 talented singers who died tragically :( and second not long after he made this song eddie cochran died in a car wreck :(

[Franieblues]

EDDIE reste LE PLUS GRAND, ne pas oublier l'hommage le 3 Octobre

Franieblues

[Franieblues]

EDDIE reste le plus grand !!

MERCI

Le 3 ne pas OUBLIER SON ANNIVRESAIRE de la-haut je le sais il joue pour nous.

Je lui rend hommage sur mon blog

fArnieblues

[misa200120]

The world waits over 50 years to find a talent like Buddy Holly, someone who could change this boring music world!

[kikoelmagnifico]

@misa200120 not buddy Ritchie Valens.

[misa200120]

@kikoelmagnifico

tampoco se vio otro Ritchie Valens nunca más

[misa200120]

@onemellowdude

from internet:

"In 1980, someone found Buddy's glasses, four dice, and the Big Bopper's watch, in an envelope in the county courthouse. These items were returned to the families"

[OlRetro]

What a cool tribute video. So ironic that Eddie Cochran did this song. I do humble tribute versions of Ready Teddy & Rave On. Regards, '62 Mathew St. (Total Retro Rock)

[misa200120]

@OlRetro

I liked your cover of "Not A Second Time" very much. One of my favorite Beatles songs

[OlRetro]

@misa200120 - wow, thank-you, that was very gracious of you! '62 Mathew St. (Total Retro Rock)

[misa200120]

@OlRetro

you are welcome!

[kryptonian541]

ficardo valenzuela was his fathers last name so dont fuck it it up......damn noobs!!

[misa200120]

@kryptonian541

Ricardo

[weescotschick]

music hasnt died its just changed its up to us to pass down our music too ur kids as my gran did with elvis and more i have a wide range of music tastes thanks to my gran , mum , dad and aunties

[misa200120]

@weescotschick

the words are NOT to be taken literally. ...but metaphorically.

[TopherT1979]

@weescotschick: Disagree. When these three geniuses passed away - and I truly mean that word - the music industry was robbed of their talents, the fans were robbed of the influences and the next generations were robbed of inspirations.

If they hadn't passed then I guarantee that Simon Cowell (The vampire of the music industry) wouldn't be sucking the life out of music by launching these vapid and talentless frakenstein monsters out in the public domain.

R.I.P -Ritchie, The Big Bopper and Holly

[misa200120]

@TopherT1979

the accident changed the history of music

[beaniebabyhelen]

@TopherT1979

I agree with you, in those days music was music and thos guys had true talent and you could understand what they where singing and they could sing, RIP you guys

[dabrenn]

@TopherT1979 Amen, brother. I had the privilege of growing up in this era. We regarded the tragedy with the reverence and grief usually given only to the passing of a head of state.

[shirleumcdaniel]

o'boy was my fav....& what a star he was and still shining in the heavens above,

R.I.P. Fellows

sadly missed,

Your music will live on forever!!

[skywalkerpotter21]

Poor RICHITE VALENS

[TheWhitehall]

The crash site has become quite over grown. A fitting memorial.

[lilane4ever]

Everytime I see La Bamba I cry constantly at the end....You belong to the stars in heaven!

[TBirdNeil]

I'll put my money where my mouth is. Contact neil@wrpfs.com. Rock 'n' Roll Forever. Please get in touch - this story deserves to be told. Regards, Neil F Liversidge, Yorkshire, England.

[RockabillyDelilah]

The day when real music died. These days here isn't music at all. Eddie and Buddy were really close friends, this song breaks my heart when he talks about Buddy in this song. I can imagine how upset he was when his two friends, Buddy and Richie died. That day Eddie started to avoid flying and airplanes.

These guys are amazing.

[misa200120]

@RockabillyDelilah

You are so right,

thanks for you comment 

[RockabillyDelilah]

The day when real music died. These days here isn't music at all. Eddie and Buddy were really close friends, this song breaks my heart when he talks about Buddy in this song. I can imagine how upset he was when his two friends, Buddy and Richie. That day Eddie started to avoid flying and airplanes.

These guys are amazing.

[Goedhartbros]

@RockabillyDelilah Eddie died one year after Buddy. In a car crash. Gene Vincent was also in the car, but he survived.

[bananasplitsable]

So sad.

[tanya1234ill]

i will always love your music ritchie and r.i.p eddie cochran

[MrNavini]

Buddy began a new era of music and that will live on

[Jimbotloser1]

for a second i thought they left the plane remains there, then you got closer. RIP boys

[foamulator]

It truly was " the day the music died". --The end of an era.

[Hela1982bratislava]

Memorieee......i l you..........

[krenzcar88]

Chuck Carson was there...he was my Dad. He walked these fields.

[narnz78]

wud love to pay tribute by visting d site....RIP from us hea in little NZ

[paranoidfarmer]

gr8 tribute

[paranoidfarmer]

gr8 tribute

[MrLogan270]

Thank you soooo much for the post! Great video! I like how your walking through the corn field its so epic. I plan to go there some day

[BIGBOOTY7774]

to misa2000120 you forgot about patsy cline also dying in this same plane crash 2-3-63 over clear lake iowa may they RIP IN PEACE THEY GAVE US SOME GOOD MUSIC WHILE THEY WERE HERE

[BIGBOOTY7774]

to misa2000120 you forgot about patsy cline also dying in this same plane crash 2-3-63 over clear lake iowa may they RIP IN PEACE THEY GAVE US SOME GOOD MUSIC WHILE THEY WERE HERE

[littlejoeissexy]

@BIGBOOTY7774 actually there was only 4 ppl on the plane..buddy holly,ritchie valens,and the big bopper, plus the pilot roger peterson....and they died in feb 1959...and patsy cline died in 1963 in a forest outside of camden tennesesse...so sorry but she wasnt in the same plane crash as the rock and roll stars....she was in a different plane crash...

[SuperRobbie1976]

i thought richie had a fear of flying

[cmex360]

@SuperRobbie1976 he did...he always thought he died in a plane...weird huh

[cmex360]

@SuperRobbie1976 he did...he always thought he died in a plane...weird huh

[jias188]

@cmex360 hell of a thing to say on a plane

[drieg59]

Great tribute from Eddie which I believe was only made 2 days after Buddy died. Buddy's influence cannot be overestimated even though for 30 years he wasn't given any major recognition in the USA. At last he is given his due credit, even by the town of Lubbock who initially couldn't see what all the fuss was about!

[bellgardens53]

Great adding Eddie singing as he was a friend of Buddy and I guess he also met the 2 others, Bopper and Ritchie. Thanks for this vid.

[bellgardens53]

Great adding Eddie singing as he was a friend of Buddy and I guess he also met the 2 others, Bopper and Ritchie. Thanks for this vid.

[bellgardens53]

Great adding Eddie singing as he was a friend of Buddy and I guess he also met the 2 others, Bopper and Ritchie. Thanks for this vid.

[bellgardens53]

Great adding Eddie singing as he was a friend of Buddy and I guess he also met the 2 others, Bopper and Ritchie. Thanks for this vid.

[bellgardens53]

Great adding Eddie singing as he was a friend of Buddy and I guess he also met the 2 others, Bopper and Ritchie. Thanks for this vid.

[bellgardens53]

Great adding Eddie singing as he was a friend of Buddy and I guess he also met the 2 others, Bopper and Ritchie. Thanks for this vid.

[PAULLONDEN]

You're right -bell-...but once is enough ;]

...btw....yeah,this is true emotion .

Eddie Cochran,equally brilliant ♪

[justmusicandme]

Thank you for this amazing video. Good tribute. ~~ RIP. ~~ 5 star favorite.

[misa200120]

You are welcome!

[robharding1957]

@misa200120 what a waste of young lives,,lve often wondered why so many cessnas have claimed so many people over the years,l would be interested to know the true figure,,maybe it would make interesting reading for the folks who are not aware of the statistics for this light aircraft,,l would certainly state here and now that the safety record for these aircraft is very poor indeed,,right upto the 1990s,,

[galoon]

@robharding1957 It's not that these aircraft are unsafe--they're involved in accidents more often because unlike commercial airliners, small planes are often flown by much less experienced pilots. This accident is a prime example--a non-instrument rated pilot taking off in instrument conditions. General Aviation is as safe as the pilot chooses to make it.

[doctorpissoff]

They were in a Cessna 310P

[titinatuty]

Jamais serão esquecidos, estarão pra sempre em nossos corações, tenho 26 anos e crescii ouvindo, mesmo tendo nascido tanto tempo depois da trajédia. Isso mostra como a música deles é eterna!!! 4ever s2

[teton119]

R.I.P much respect

[eilenna]

This is so sad... They will never be forgotten.

[crvntscsr]

damn R.i.P. Ritchie clean as song'z

[davidamurdoch]

Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens 2 legends!!!!

[GreasyRockabilly]

wow just imagine if those guys never died in the crash i bet music now would be the same as the 50's

[hardcore4318]

@GreasyRockabilly i would not go that far but it would be different things happen for a reason my freind

[misa200120]

the accident that changed the history of music.

51 years ago this February.. Not so many comments as last year..Yes, another year but still the same feeling

WE'LL NEVER FORGET

[SUPERWITCHCRAFT]

Buddy Holly forever

[Rickenbacker325Guy]

this is sooo sad..u can tell eddie is doing his best to fight back tears

[SeKzIMaMa4ShO]

rest easy ritchie we all love you!!!

[jonnydude11885]

you will all be missed...sad that ritchie died only 8 months after he got all popular and stuff

[misa200120]

but long enough to show his extraordinary talent

[regine5762]

merci eddy cochran pour cette chanson on ne les oubliera jamais ni toi non plus

[pandasuicides]

51 years. buddy holly, never been forgotten.

[SenorSpode]

@pandasuicides I was at the site 3 days after the 50th anniversary. Have you been there? It's a must-do, worth the effort and time.

[sacalepuntaatulapiz]

Fue en un dia como hoy 3 de febrero,pero de 1959,en el que Ritchie Valens se fue....pero nos dejo sus canciones.....Gracias Ritchie !

[fausto150]

ritchie valens forever star

[almzap]

:'[

[MrStarwarsfan4ever]

tragic loss(:

[nathanv09]

rip ritchie

[monkeyygrl22]

their music will live on forever, rip buddy, ritchie, the big bopper.

[Kimzizcool]

Never Forget You Buddy Holly x

[scacco1984]

the day the music died

[misa200120]

but they live on Forever

[SaskaMoOnwalker]

RIP very inspired

[zoeebuckley]

R.I.P.

[blazersfan25]

The day music died. R.I.P fella's.

[scottmontague123]

R.I.P Buddy Waylon jennings was suppose to have the flight but insted you were sick so waylon gave the plane ticked to you, to bad the both of yous never took the ture bus =[

[scottygroupies]

They ate in a restaurant in my hometown (Tipton, Iowa) and sang to a waitress right before the crash. :(

[hankedful]

galoon, you're correct regarding the Sperry, don't understand why you were downgraded

[jbjcjb]

One of my favourite Eddie Cochran songs. Also another tragic loss.

[Termi190]

Schade um euch. RIP

[mrcesco289]

God Bless. RIP good boys

[Rowah666]

I live in clear lake and winters get bad here even today so i could imagen how bad it was so sad R.I.P Buddy, Ritchie, and the big bopper.

[misa200120]

God bless them

[redwing46901]

Some website I read a great while back said that Buddy had the top of his head gone and the rest were basically crushed or scattered out across the field ,Patsy Cline's plane crashed into a side of a mountain side due to loss of altitude from ice build up on the wings almost like Holly's plane.......

[briggsander]

all of them died even the pilot

[gfemg]

PILOT ERROR - The snow flurry during boarding was a warning of clouds - meaning IFR (Blind) flying conditions. The pilot was not certified to fly IFR (Instrument Flight Rules). The aircraft was not IFR equipped - no artificial horizon or other required IFR gear on board. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot became disoriented in the clouds & the aircraft was seen exiting the base of the clouds upside-down & in a dive. It impacted the ground at a very high speed with no possibility of survivors.

[galoon]

I certainly agree this was pilot error--and a needless waste of life. The aircraft actually had a Sperry artificial horizon, but the pilot was used to the older type, which had a reversed display from the Sperry. He thought he was in a left ascending climb, but was actually in a powerdive to the right. And as you said he wasn't instrument-rated. Unfortunately this is a very common type of accident in general aviation--the crashes that killed Patsy Cline and JFK Jr. involved the same mistake.

[ibstarmagic]

Great video. I still listen to their music, and watch the movies of Buddy Holly, and Ritchie Valens.

[TheRisingforce2000]

the big bopper survived the crash but was shot by someone who thought he was a prowler only he was just gonna ask to use the phone to call an abulance

[Kyle1084]

That's b/s! Big Bopper was killed immediately on impact. He had broken bones from head to toe.He couldn't have walked any where. Ritchie's head was crushed and he was unrecognizable. They all died on impact. They dug up the big bopper  a few years ago and put that myth away.

[gfemg]

Correct Kyle -The snow flurry during boarding was a warning of clouds - meaning IFR (Blind) flying conditions. The pilot was not certified to fly IFR (Instrument Flight Rules). The aircraft was not IFR equipped - no artificial horizon or other required IFR gear on board. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot became disoriented in the clouds & the aircraft was seen exiting the base of the clouds upside-down & in a dive. It impacted the ground at a very high speed with no possibility of survivors.

[bkhoavo]

LOL, very funny.

[xXxChupxXx]

I think your thinking of Delmar "Artimus" Pyle, the drummer from Lynyrd Skynyrd. When their plane went down in the swamp, even with injuries from the crash made it to a farm house where a farmer saw him all bloody got scared and shot him in the shoulder.

[newall7]

very very sad

50 years have passed

but they will never be forgotten

[vintagecarlover]

sad thing is u ask a normal teenager nowadays they dont know any of these peeps sad... im a teen but i listen to ritchie some times

[natimaginey16]

My dad's uncle drove all of them to the airport the day they crashed. Clear Lake Rocks!

[galoon]

That was Carroll Anderson, right? He's your great-uncle?

[gurganuschris]

3 of the architects of rock n roll...I would have given anything to have seen them!

[rexsaffron]

in response to duffman8815, buddy holly was more popular in britain, than in america.your comment is stupid!

[josemezatorrez]

you can hear it in his voice the sincerity and his sadness. great tribute song to 3 stars. RIP

[josemezatorrez]

you can hear it in his voice the sincerity and his sadness. great tribute song to 3 stars. RIP

[knowing1231]

i get sad when i here the song sleepwalk

Rip ricthie

[Twilightlover16018]

i live in clear lake!

[37santagertrudes]

Thank you so much for the information.

[37santagertrudes]

If i want to see this location is there a map or how can I fine it.. to show me respect.

[misa200120]

to get the info

just type on Google:

Clear Lake, Iowa - Buddy Holly Crash Site

[tomvercetti]

Imagine if they had lived...

[misa200120]

the history would have changed

No british invasion? who knows...

[Duffman8815]

hmmm maybe the brits had something to do with their deaths O.O

[tomvercetti]

I would imagine that Buddy Holly would have replaced the beatles and enjoyed the same level of fortune and fame.

As for the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens...

Maybe they would have killed disco and rap.

This was not only a tragedy for Rockabilly, but the whole world.

[misa200120]

Actually there was more reasons for this: Elvis in the army, Little Richard in the ministry, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis in trouble with the law and the following year Eddie Cochran's death plus Gene Vincent seriously injured...

[thebigfist]

Buddy was major influence on the Rolling Stones,Beatles,Hermans Hermits,,Tommy Roe,Roy Orbison, Linda Ronstadt,Don MacLean, and many many others.-

[allenshepard]

This gives me chills

[aronstonebridge]

see you in the sky , you too eddie

[sergio765410]

i was born may 13 just like ritchie valens,i was born in 92',and as a small kid i used to sing all his songs

[jojoker1112]

wow ...amazing coincidence.

[grandmafottz]

Dearest misa200120, Thank-You SO very much for this video Tribute. Love, grandmafottz.xxxooo

[vi130292]

I was there !!!!

[Zaryo33]

meanin?

[electroplate]

makes me wanna cry, too.

[moviecatninja]

The day the music died... :(

[paranormalman41]

great vid !

[2lelon4you]

This day its day quit Rock'n'Roll ... :) La Bamba !

[lazerman47]

when i was about 7, 8 or 9 i used to wach la bamba and hold my guitar.

[3SecondApocalypse]

I used to do that too!

[party12animal6]

so sad he should have gone on the bus ( he always had a dream of dying on a plane) :( SAD

[hardcore4318]

@party12animal6 that was only for the movie he wanted to fly that night

[bellgardens53]

And Eddie would be dead in a year plus after this recording that was originally designed to garner royalties for the 3 stars families; but there was some problems in the details of this agreement with Liberty and wasn't released during Eddie's life time. RIP all 4!

[redoma2008]

want la bamba the movie i was 8 yearold

[BLEUTIOS]

that waz music not the shit we have today

[TheCruizer]

The day rock'n'roll died...

[shirls2]

The crash was caused by the plane the wings where iced up in seconds after plane started and they were all found a day later all sadly missed greatest singers ever sadly missed love Shirlsxx

[GreyGhostly]

not true....The piolet didnt know how to read the altimeter. Infact he just failed the test...With swirlling snow and wind by the time it went up it crashed