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Who were the other musicians who died with Valens?

  • Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper

  • Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash

  • Chuck Berry and Little Richard

  • Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins

Answer

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) were three musicians who died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. The crash, which occurred near Clear Lake, Iowa, has been dubbed "The Day the Music Died." Holly, Valens, and Richardson were all rising stars in the music industry, and their deaths shocked and saddened fans around the world.
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