The Day the Music Died 61 Years Ago Today AMI Staff | February 3, 2020 at 3:00 pm | Entertainment Texarkana News February 3rd, 1959. That was the day that Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, a.k.a. The Big Bopper, died in that tragic plane crash, in a field outside of Clear Lake, Iowa. As Read More