Watch the video above to see why people from around the world visit Iowa in the middle of winter to pay their respects to ...

The plane crashed into the ground during an uncontrolled descent while it was raining. The crash occurred in 1981 and resulted in five fatalities. In 1973 a flight operated by Air Iowa was leaving ...

On Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air ...

The recording device was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. It will be sent to a lab in ...

February 3 became known as "The Day The Music Died" when Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash.

THIS IS IOWA. (Scott Carpenter / Facebook) <14:17:09 IT'S BEEN 65 YEARS SINCE THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED WHEN MUSIC GIANTS BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER DIED IN A PLANE CRASH JUST ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa ... chartered a plane to their next ...

This Day in History: The Day The Music Died WATCH: For Buddy Holly superfan, music didn't die in Iowa plane crash Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs ...