Buddy Holly Earns Posthumous Star in Hollywood, Widow Accepts Honor
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa – This year marks the 63rd anniversary of the tragic plane crash that killed rock ‘n’ roll legend Buddy Holly, along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, on February 3, 1959. The untimely deaths of these young musicians have left an indelible mark on the history of music. The tragic event was famously referred to as “the day the music died,” a phrase coined by Don McLean in his …