Iowa History: The Day the Music Died

Our home state of Iowa and even the local surrounding area are full of history. One such piece of this history is the plane crash that occurred on February 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, IA, that tragically changed rock and roll forever. The crash took the lives of American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “The Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson together with their pilot Roger Peterson. Read our Blog to learn more.