Rock and roll musicians <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly" id="mw_Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Buddy Holly">Buddy Holly</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Valens" id="mw_g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ritchie Valens">Ritchie Valens</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bopper" id="mw_w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="The Big Bopper">J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson</a> are killed in a plane crash along with the pilot near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Lake,_Iowa" id="mwAQA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Clear Lake, Iowa">Clear Lake, Iowa</a>, an event later known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died" id="mwAQE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="The Day the Music Died">The Day the Music Died</a>.