WatchMojo.com <br />Published on Feb 2, 2012 <br />SUBSCRIBE 15M <br /> SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBED UNSUBSCRIBE <br />Subscribe http://goo.gl/Q2kKrD <br />When Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson passed away on February 3rd, 1959 after a small plane crash, rock and roll lost some of its most notable early pioneers. Singer-songwriter Don McLean called this moment in music history "The Day the Music Died," in his song "American Pie." In this http://www.WatchMojo.com video, we learn more about the lives and deaths of early rock icons Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. <br /> <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9M6u7-9yNE
