Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.

Top Cast

Jim ForbesNarrator (voice)

Buddy HollySelf (archive footage)

The Big BopperSelf (archive footage)

Ritchie ValensSelf (archive footage)

Tommy AllsuppSelf

Gary BuseySelf

Bob HopeSelf (archive footage)

Waylon JenningsSelf