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breaking off. The fuselage then hit the ground right-side down and bounced a few feet back into the air, traveling another 50 feet (17 yd; 15 m) through the air, simultaneously rolling inverted due to the remaining left wing still generating lift. The plane struck the ground a final time, in an inverted, nose-down position, the nose hitting and flipping the plane over into a right-side up, tail-first position. The momentum of the heavy engine caused the fuselage, left wing remaining attached and intact to the end, to roll upon itself into a virtual ball, rolling nose-over-tail across the frozen field for 540 feet (180 yd; 160 m), before coming to rest tail-first against a wire fence. The bodies of the performers had been ejected from the fuselage and lay near the plane's wreckage, while
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performance and said, "I've chartered a plane, we're the guys making the money ...the only problem is there are only two available seats." According to Dion, it was Valens, not
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wreckage in search of help before succumbing to his injuries, prompted by the fact that his body was found farther from the plane than the other victims. Bass and his team took several X-rays of
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of venues in close proximity to one another, the tour erratically zigzagged back and forth across the region, with distances between some tour stops exceeding 400 miles (640 km). As there were no off days, the bands had to travel most of each day, frequently for ten to twelve hours in freezing mid-winter temperatures. Most of the
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Peterson in Iowa. Holly's widow, María Elena, did not attend his funeral. She said in an interview: "In a way, I blame myself. I was not feeling well when he left. I was two weeks pregnant, and I wanted Buddy to stay with me, but he had scheduled that tour. It was the only time I wasn't with him.
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assisted them. Adding to the disarray, the buses were not equipped for the harsh weather, which consisted of waist-deep snow in several areas and varying temperatures from 20 °F (−7 °C) to as low as −36 °F (−38 °C). One bus had a heating system that malfunctioned shortly after the
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was given the task of filling in for Holly at the next scheduled performance in Moorhead, in part because he "knew all the words to all the songs." Jennings and Allsup carried on for two more weeks, with Jennings taking Holly's place as lead singer. Other performers who were recruited for the
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the concert that night and flipped the coin in the ballroom's side-stage room shortly before the musicians departed for the airport. Valens won the coin toss for the seat on the flight. Valens is apocryphally said to have remarked, "That's the first time I've ever won anything in my life."
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in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where Holly, Richardson, and Valens played their penultimate show on February 1. This second memorial was unveiled on July 17, 2003. In February 2009, a further memorial made by Paquette for Peterson was unveiled at the crash site.
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information in graphically opposite ways. As a result, when the aircraft took off, Peterson, observing the older model Sperry F3 gyroscope, thought he was climbing when in fact he was descending.
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ol' plane crashes", a humorous but ill-fated response that would haunt Jennings for the rest of his life. Valens, who once had a
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3025:
Do You Believe in Rock and Roll? Essays on Don Mclean's American Pie
2885:
Civil Aeronautics Board Aircraft Accident Report: September 15, 1959
372:
again for two reasons: he needed cash because the Crickets' manager
5103:
1253:
1224:'s short story "Save a Place in the Lifeboat for Me" (collected in
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A conventional artificial horizon: sky on top, ground at the bottom
485:
3893:
2265:"Buddy Holly plane crash: officials consider reopening 1959 probe"
2170:"Autopsy of 'Big Bopper' to Address Rumors About 1959 Plane Crash"
3674:
3297:
1380:"Stars of rock 'n' roll troupe die in crash which claims 4 lives"
990:
938:
887:; Peterson was buried in Buena Vista Memorial Cemetery in nearby
677:
590:; no record exists of any name ever having been given to N3794N.
408:
279:, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event became known as "
1266:
List of music group or artist fatalities from aviation accidents
821:
attempt a flight at night that required skills he did not have.
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A Sperry F3 attitude gyroscope: ground on top, sky at the bottom
497:-like symptoms, and drummer Bunch was hospitalized for severely
3072:
Oh Boy! The Life and Music of Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Buddy Holly
2006:
1900:. pg.3. United Press International. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
1278:- A commercial flight that crashed while attempting to land at
712:". Holly's mother, on hearing the news on the radio at home in
512:
On Monday, February 2, the tour arrived in Clear Lake, west of
3176:
2888:. Series: Minutes of Meetings, 1931 - 1984. September 23, 1959
411:
cities in as many days—there were no off days. New hit artist
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Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1959
1706:
341:, which crashed into a cornfield, killing all four on board.
1178:, a fan of Buddy Holly, addressed the accident in his song "
598:, asked Allsup for his seat on the plane. The two agreed to
2966:
Falling Stars: Air Crashes That Filled Rock and Roll Heaven
813:. Crucially, the two types of instruments display the same
603:
489:
Concert poster for the ill-fated "Winter Dance Party" tour.
88:
19:
This article is about the plane crash. For other uses, see
3087:
Schinder, Scott; Huxley, Martin; Skinner, Quinton (2000).
1778:
72:
Crashed following loss of control in poor weather at night
2327:"RIP Jerry Dwyer, a man haunted by the Buddy Holly crash"
1169:
3074:(illustrated ed.). Van Winkle Publishing (Kindle).
2461:"Holly, Valens, Richardson Remembered: 50 Winters Later"
1657:
348:, the venue that hosted the artists' last performances.
2535:"Memorial to Buddy Holly pilot dedicated at crash site"
531:
Holly chartered a plane to fly himself and his band to
454:
They didn't care. It was like they threw darts at a map
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Aviation accidents and incidents caused by pilot error
4480:
Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand
2726:"Preview: The Twice-Famous Don McLean Plays Rams Head"
2687:. London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 55.
2297:"Buddy Holly crash investigation will not be reopened"
1620:
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1230:) describes a fictional attempt by a sextet of famous
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Creative Music Production: Joe Meek's Bold Techniques
2483:
602:
to decide. Bob Hale, a disc jockey with Mason City's
1756:"The Day the Music Died: Remembering The Lives Lost"
1199:
the airplane that crashed, but it was too expensive.
801:
Furthermore, Peterson, who had failed an instrument
314:. Rising artists Valens, Richardson and vocal group
1530:
4754:Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
4747:The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)
2113:"Buddy and Maria Elena Holly married 50 years ago"
2071:
752:The official investigation was carried out by the
2237:"NTSB considers reopening Buddy Holly crash case"
1547:
1545:
5928:
3162:Voices of Oklahoma interview with Tommy Allsup.
3022:
1712:
294:At the time, Holly and his band, consisting of
4466:Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
3053:Buddy: The Definitive Biography of Buddy Holly
2262:
1542:
1386:. (Oregon). UPI. February 3, 1959. p. 1.
1128:" dubbed the accident "The Day The Music Died"
1078:Memorial to pilot Roger Peterson at crash site
241:
5412:
5089:
4224:Too Dumb for New York City, Too Ugly for L.A.
3909:
3690:
3192:
2610:
2320:
2318:
438:on January 23, 1959, with the performance in
40:The wreckage of the Bonanza at the crash site
3152:Magazine's 50th Anniversary memorial article
2982:
2391:. (Iowa). LE. February 4, 1959. p. 20.
2202:
1784:
1454:. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 90.
1415:. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 88.
824:
5180:Clear Lake crash ("The Day the Music Died")
3771:Ritchie Valens...His Greatest Hits Volume 2
3008:(illustrated ed.). Music Sales Group.
2234:
965:, Tommy Allsup, and a house band featuring
306:, were playing on the "Winter Dance Party"
5419:
5405:
5096:
5082:
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3697:
3683:
3199:
3185:
2864:"The Day the Music Died: February 3, 1959"
2560:"Clear Lake, Iowa: Buddy Holly Crash Site"
2315:
1447:
1441:
1408:
1402:
1250:) to prevent the accident from occurring.
900:The accident closes the biographical film
34:
5982:February 1959 events in the United States
3875:The Day the Music Died (1959 plane crash)
3870:Surf Ballroom (site of final performance)
3605:The Day the Music Died (1959 plane crash)
3600:Surf Ballroom (site of final performance)
2921:
2027:
1485:
1483:
989:In June 1988, a 4-foot (1.2 m) tall
747:
493:Richardson and Valens began experiencing
384:, who was pregnant. Holly signed up with
368:, Holly realized he needed to go back on
287:referred to it as such in his 1971 song "
5962:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iowa
5816:Braniff International Airways Flight 542
4881:It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
4573:I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)
4546:Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)
3166:Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.
2526:
2344:
1892:"3 Rock, Roll Stars Killed in Air Crash"
1589:
1346:"Rock 'n' roll singers die in air crash"
695:
622:
559:similar to N3794N, the accident aircraft
550:
484:
425:
407:. The tour was set to cover twenty-four
5646:MacArthur Airport United Airlines crash
4273:Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings
3534:Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)
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684:to brain" for the three musicians and "
21:The Day the Music Died (disambiguation)
5929:
3093:(illustrated ed.). Pocket Books.
3050:
3003:
2983:Jennings, Waylon; Kaye, Lenny (1996).
2944:
2724:Thimou, Theodore (December 28, 2006).
2723:
2717:
2707:
2532:
2501:
2495:
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2458:
2395:from the original on February 10, 2023
2324:
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1766:from the original on February 10, 2024
1536:
1480:
1372:
1338:
1153:" (1959), commemorating the musicians.
546:
430:Winter Dance Party Tour schedule, 1959
275:were all killed in a plane crash near
5705:United States Air Force Flight 441/13
5446:Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501
5400:
5077:
4664:Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)
3897:
3678:
3180:
3157:1959: Buddy Holly killed in air crash
3144:fiftiesweb.com The Day the Music Died
3069:
2850:from the original on December 4, 2022
2830:from the original on December 4, 2022
2592:from the original on January 12, 2020
2533:Jordan, Jennifer (February 2, 2009).
2431:
2212:. KITV. March 3, 2015. Archived from
2110:
2092:from the original on January 12, 2022
2044:Genetti, Domenic (February 2, 2024).
1809:from the original on January 13, 2017
1797:McArdle, Terence (January 12, 2017).
1566:from the original on August 15, 2020.
618:
5763:Westover Air Force Base KC-135 crash
5440:Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307
4657:How Much Is It Worth to Live in L.A.
4238:Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt
3652:
2611:Cleveland, Barry; Meek, Joe (2001).
2351:Suddath, Claire (February 3, 2009).
1634:
1551:
1490:Suddath, Claire (February 3, 2009).
1390:from the original on August 12, 2021
1360:from the original on August 12, 2021
927:
700:Newspaper clipping, February 3, 1959
403:(drums), with the opening vocals of
3923:
3125:February 3, 1959 front page of the
2502:Jordan, Jennifer (April 11, 2007).
1736:from the original on March 22, 2021
1468:from the original on April 12, 2023
1429:from the original on April 12, 2023
13:
5687:Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2
5458:Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash
5053:Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings
4902:Somewhere Between Ragged and Right
4438:Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
3704:
3043:
2922:Carr, Joseph; Munde, Alan (1997).
2766:from the original on June 29, 2020
2661:from the original on June 26, 2020
2566:from the original on June 23, 2011
2303:. Associated Press. April 28, 2015
2277:from the original on March 5, 2015
2190:from the original on June 28, 2011
2141:
2111:Kerns, William (August 15, 2008).
2070:McLean, Craig (February 1, 2019).
1979:from the original on March 4, 2016
1943:from the original on March 4, 2016
1448:Anka, Paul; Dalton, David (2013).
1409:Anka, Paul; Dalton, David (2013).
1168:and was notoriously banned by the
1098:
708:shortly after, reportedly due to "
14:
6003:
5699:Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304
5340:Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 202
4650:If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now
3109:
2325:Munson, Kyle (February 4, 2016).
2150:from the original on July 7, 2012
1597:"Connection to Buddy Holly Death"
1554:"Buddy Holly: The tour from hell"
1552:Huey, Pamela (February 3, 2009).
528:, a 325-mile (520 km) trip.
417:"The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson
273:"The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson
5914:
5902:
5890:
5878:
5505:Continental Charters Flight 44-2
5270:Transair Douglas Dakota accident
5150:Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205
5106:Aviation accidents and incidents
4761:(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
4344:Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
4312:Never Say Die: The Final Concert
3661:
3651:
3642:
3641:
3135:
2824:"Buddy Holly's Coroner's Report"
2683:British Hit Singles & Albums
2631:from the original on May 2, 2024
2459:Coffey, Joe (February 5, 2009).
2263:Pilkington, Ed (March 5, 2015).
1356:. February 3, 1959. p. 1A.
1136:Problems playing this file? See
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586:, was that the plane was called
360:terminated his association with
240:
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4330:Stop the World (And Let Me Off)
3252:Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
3206:
3120:Federal Aviation Administration
2778:
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2432:Bream, Jon (February 3, 2009).
2425:
2417:. Surf Ballroom. Archived from
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1700:Federal Aviation Administration
1688:
627:Mason City and Clear Lake, Iowa
5693:Grand Canyon mid-air collision
5200:Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash
4955:Waylon's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
4867:There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
4822:Old 97's & Waylon Jennings
3746:In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High
1599:. WeGoNews.com. Archived from
1297:
259:On February 3, 1959, American
1:
5834:Allegheny Airlines Flight 371
5786:Southeast Airlines Flight 308
5769:Northeast Airlines Flight 258
5734:Northeast Airlines Flight 285
5728:Northeast Airlines Flight 823
5522:American Airlines Flight 6780
5481:Cubana de Aviación Flight 493
5452:Myrtle Beach USAF C-46D crash
5350:Allegheny Airlines Flight 371
5130:Southeast Airlines Flight 308
5014:The Waylors/Waymore's Outlaws
4539:Women Do Know How to Carry On
4501:I Ain't Living Long Like This
4459:Are You Ready for the Country
4133:What Goes Around Comes Around
4112:Are You Ready for the Country
3764:Ritchie Valens Memorial Album
3444:The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2
2235:Kilen, Mike (March 4, 2015).
2005:. Paragraph 3. Archived from
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842:to carry out the procedure.
351:
254:Location in the United States
5828:National Airlines Flight 967
5822:Piedmont Airlines Flight 349
5810:American Airlines Flight 514
5798:American Airlines Flight 320
5652:American Airlines Flight 476
5628:American Airlines Flight 711
5616:Cincinnati mid-air collision
5593:American Airlines Flight 723
5575:National Airlines Flight 470
5540:American Airlines Flight 910
5528:National Airlines Flight 101
5320:National Airlines Flight 967
5310:Piedmont Airlines Flight 349
5260:American Airlines Flight 514
5170:American Airlines Flight 320
4622:What You'll Do When I'm Gone
4351:The Days of Sand and Shovels
3618:Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
3171:The true Buddy Holly history
2756:"Dion: The Wanderer Returns"
2415:"Winter Dance Party History"
1331:
1305:American Airlines Flight 320
1276:American Airlines Flight 320
1066:Memorial at crash site, 2003
984:
874:
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633:Mason City Municipal Airport
168:Mason City Municipal Airport
7:
5757:Capital Airlines Flight 300
5664:United Air Lines Flight 629
5658:United Air Lines Flight 409
5493:United Air Lines Flight 615
5487:United Air Lines Flight 610
5475:National Airlines Flight 83
4927:The Best of Waylon Jennings
4445:Bob Wills Is Still the King
4431:Dreaming My Dreams with You
3831:Bluebirds over the Mountain
3486:For the First Time Anywhere
2947:Who Wrote The Book of Love?
2928:Texas Tech University Press
1259:
865:
724:remainder of the tour were
639:is 1,214 feet (370 m)
386:General Artists Corporation
380:to live with his new wife,
10:
6008:
5804:Capital Airlines Flight 75
5751:Capital Airlines Flight 67
5581:Delta Air Lines Flight 318
5220:Capital Airlines Flight 75
3785:The Best of Ritchie Valens
2586:"Three Stars by Tommy Dee"
2436:. CMT News. Archived from
1216:
1208:, which includes the song
762:instrument flight training
716:, screamed and collapsed.
283:" after singer-songwriter
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5722:Pacoima mid-air collision
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5546:Mount Gannett C-124 crash
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5499:Miami Airlines C-46 crash
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4245:Waymore's Blues (Part II)
4231:Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank
3993:Love of the Common People
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3778:History of Ritchie Valens
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3548:Listen to Me: Buddy Holly
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3333:It Doesn't Matter Anymore
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2117:Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
1963:"Coroner's investigation"
1035:Monument in front of the
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825:Subsequent investigations
445:Interstate Highway System
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5952:Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
5851:This list is incomplete.
5210:Air Charter Turkey crash
4983:Ultimate Waylon Jennings
4941:Heartaches by the Number
4580:Never Could Toe the Mark
4168:Never Could Toe the Mark
4077:Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
3585:María Elena Holly (wife)
3127:Mason City Globe-Gazette
3051:Norman, Phillip (2011).
3023:Schuck, Raymond (2012).
2986:Waylon: An Autobiography
2949:. Random House Digital.
2945:Crouse, Richard (2012).
2914:
2785:Waldrop, Howard (1986).
2504:"The Day the Music Died"
2353:"The Day the Music Died"
1785:Jennings & Kaye 1996
1660:Aircraft Accident Report
1492:"The Day the Music Died"
1451:My Way: An Autobiography
1412:My Way: An Autobiography
1290:
1091:
1083:
971:James "Hutch" Hutchinson
894:
833:, Richardson's body was
4643:My Rough and Rowdy Days
4629:The Broken Promise Land
4358:Brown Eyed Handsome Man
3986:Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan
3565:Buddy Holly discography
3507:Down the Line: Rarities
3403:The "Chirping" Crickets
3376:Brown Eyed Handsome Man
3348:Crying, Waiting, Hoping
2680:Roberts, David (2006).
2562:. RoadsideAmerica.com.
2539:The Des Moines Register
2331:The Des Moines Register
2301:The Des Moines Register
2242:The Des Moines Register
2144:"Big Bopper Exhumation"
1696:"FAA Registry (N3794N)"
1667:Civil Aeronautics Board
1172:for being "too morbid".
815:aircraft pitch attitude
756:(CAB, precursor to the
754:Civil Aeronautics Board
648:relay the information.
111:43.220361°N 93.381417°W
5937:1959 in American music
5792:The Day the Music Died
5558:Moses Lake C-124 crash
5063:The Day the Music Died
4473:I've Always Been Crazy
4365:Under Your Spell Again
4259:Closing In on the Fire
4126:I've Always Been Crazy
3580:Bob "Bobby" Montgomery
3284:I'm Gonna Love You Too
3090:The Day the Music Died
3070:Rabin, Staton (2009).
3004:Lehmer, Larry (2004).
2964:Everitt, Rich (2004).
2815:
2793:. Doubleday. pp.
2655:www.officialcharts.com
1828:DiMucci, Dion (1988).
1271:Continued VFR into IMC
1192:I've Always Been Crazy
1162:Tribute to Buddy Holly
1103:
748:Official investigation
701:
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281:The Day the Music Died
145:Dwyer Flying Service,
56:; 65 years ago
29:The Day the Music Died
5987:Quotations from music
5230:Pan Am Clipper Panama
4888:Leave Them Boys Alone
4877:The Wild Side of Life
4838:Collaboration singles
4678:Where Corn Don't Grow
4615:Will the Wolf Survive
4608:Working Without a Net
4601:Drinkin' and Dreamin'
4189:Will the Wolf Survive
4154:It's Only Rock + Roll
3611:The Buddy Holly Story
3437:The Buddy Holly Story
3344:Peggy Sue Got Married
2905:July 3, 2023, at the
2762:. December 28, 2006.
2028:Carr & Munde 1997
1999:"Bobby Vee Biography"
1350:Eugene Register-Guard
1205:Im Schatten der Ärzte
1102:
903:The Buddy Holly Story
829:On March 6, 2007, in
699:
626:
572:Beechcraft 35 Bonanza
554:
488:
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429:
421:Dion and the Belmonts
316:Dion and the Belmonts
116:43.220361; -93.381417
54:February 3, 1959
5640:Pan Am Flight 845/26
5587:USMC R4Q NROTC crash
5140:Lufthansa Flight 502
4852:" with The Kimberlys
4780:Other collaborations
4768:Take It to the Limit
4731:Take It to the Limit
4305:Live from Austin, TX
3624:"Buddy Holly" (song)
3312:Early in the Morning
2826:. February 4, 1959.
2440:on November 30, 2012
2421:on February 4, 2012.
2178:. January 18, 2007.
1927:"Death certificates"
1762:. January 25, 2021.
1713:Schuck, Raymond 2012
1676:on February 26, 2009
1210:Buddy Holly's Brille
710:psychological trauma
584:song about the crash
507:Green Bay, Wisconsin
419:and the vocal group
251:class=notpageimage|
5972:Beechcraft aircraft
5861:prior to statehood.
5840:San Diego F3H crash
5548:(November 22 1952)*
5388:► 1960
5382:1958 ◄
5370:Aeroflot Flight 120
5360:San Diego F3H crash
5330:Aeroflot Flight 315
5300:Aeroflot Flight 200
5250:Okinawa F-100 crash
5160:Aeroflot Flight 205
5025:Wanted! The Outlaws
4976:RCA Country Legends
4883:" with Jessi Colter
4717:Waylon & Willie
4704:Waylon & Willie
4553:Hold On, I'm Comin'
4529:Just to Satisfy You
4298:Never Say Die: Live
4070:Ladies Love Outlaws
4042:Singer of Sad Songs
4028:Just to Satisfy You
3541:Rave On Buddy Holly
3514:Memorial Collection
3337:Raining in My Heart
2514:on February 7, 2012
2365:on February 5, 2009
2175:The Washington Post
2050:Beaumony Enterprise
2009:on January 29, 2019
1890:(February 4, 1959)
1803:The Washington Post
1244:Abbott and Costello
766:visual flight rules
547:Flight arrangements
533:Fargo, North Dakota
522:Moorhead, Minnesota
480:Appleton, Wisconsin
331:Moorhead, Minnesota
107: /
30:
5634:Hawaii R6D-1 crash
5554:(November 28 1952)
5534:Pan Am Flight 526A
5507:(December 29 1951)
5501:(December 16 1951)
5385:
5290:Braniff Flight 542
4962:The Best of Waylon
4795:with The Kimberlys
4594:Waltz Me to Heaven
4417:I'm a Ramblin' Man
4375:Good Hearted Woman
4252:Right for the Time
4182:Sweet Mother Texas
4161:Waylon and Company
4105:Dreaming My Dreams
4063:Good Hearted Woman
4056:Cedartown, Georgia
3838:We Belong Together
3756:Compilation albums
3629:Buddy Holly Center
3465:Holly in the Hills
3428:Compilation albums
3417:That'll Be The Day
3241:That'll Be the Day
2870:on August 29, 2005
2787:"Notes on Stories"
1732:. March 13, 2000.
1603:on August 27, 2010
1502:on August 26, 2013
1104:
1020:Riverside Ballroom
807:artificial horizon
702:
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619:Take-off and crash
561:
503:Ironwood, Michigan
491:
434:The tour began in
432:
356:In November 1958,
339:Beechcraft Bonanza
136:Beechcraft Bonanza
132:Aircraft type
85:Cerro Gordo County
28:
5866:
5865:
5842:(December 4 1959)
5836:(December 1 1959)
5800:(February 3 1959)
5794:(February 3 1959)
5552:Tacoma C-54 crash
5394:
5393:
5190:Pan Am Flight 115
5071:
5070:
4934:Don't Think Twice
4914:
4913:
4892:Hank Williams Jr.
4567:Hank Williams Jr.
4382:Sweet Dream Woman
4203:A Man Called Hoss
4084:Honky Tonk Heroes
4014:Only the Greatest
3891:
3890:
3803:Come On, Let's Go
3672:
3671:
3062:978-1-4472-0340-7
3034:978-1-4766-0036-9
2996:978-0-446-51865-9
2975:978-1-891799-04-4
2956:978-0-385-67442-3
2937:978-0-89672-365-8
2624:978-1-931140-08-9
2471:on April 15, 2009
2389:The Globe Gazette
2123:on March 23, 2016
1313:Pan Am Flight 115
1280:LaGuardia Airport
1119:
935:Delbert McClinton
928:Memorial concerts
688:" for the pilot.
382:María Elena Holly
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5818:(September 1959)
5736:(September 1957)
5636:(March 22 1955)*
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5032:We Are the World
4857:Suspicious Minds
4800:Leather and Lace
4699:
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4636:Rose in Paradise
4563:The Conversation
4389:You Can Have Her
4337:The Chokin' Kind
4098:The Ramblin' Man
4000:The One and Only
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3558:Related articles
3479:20 Golden Greats
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1166:UK Singles Chart
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312:American Midwest
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5830:(November 1959)
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5642:(March 26 1955)
5630:(March 20 1955)
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4997:Nashville Rebel
4990:16 Biggest Hits
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4424:Rainy Day Woman
4322:Notable singles
4317:
4278:
4049:The Taker/Tulsa
3979:Nashville Rebel
3945:
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3925:Waylon Jennings
3922:
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3362:Valley of Tears
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831:Beaumont, Texas
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393:Waylon Jennings
364:. According to
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5824:(October 1959)
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5807:
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5788:(January 1959)
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5724:(January 1957)
5718:
5716:
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5709:
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5707:(July 13 1956)
5702:
5696:
5690:
5689:(April 2 1956)
5684:
5683:(April 1 1956)
5681:TWA Flight 400
5677:
5675:
5671:
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5661:
5660:(October 1955)
5655:
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5622:TWA Flight 260
5619:
5618:(January 1955)
5612:
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5601:(October 1953)
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5524:(January 1952)
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5477:(January 1951)
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5280:TAI Flight 307
5278:
5275:
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5258:
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5240:TWA Flight 891
5238:
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5086:
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5050:
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5038:The Highwaymen
5035:
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5019:Outlaw country
5016:
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5008:
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5000:
4993:
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4909:
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4850:MacArthur Park
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4695:Collaborations
4692:
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4308:
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4294:
4286:
4284:
4280:
4279:
4277:
4276:
4269:
4266:Waylon Forever
4262:
4255:
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4220:
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4206:
4199:
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4185:
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4147:Black on Black
4143:
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4017:
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3958:Waylon at JD's
3953:
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3855:Del-Fi Records
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3721:Ritchie Valens
3716:
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3710:
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3706:Ritchie Valens
3702:
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3525:Tribute albums
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3355:True Love Ways
3351:
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2465:Premier Guitar
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2142:Griggs, Bill.
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1726:"American Pie"
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1384:Bend Bulletin
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5648:(April 1955)
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