31: Buddy, Ritchie, and the Big Bopper (Part 3)--The Stars Fade

8 and a half hours. For 8 and a half hours, the bodies of four young men lay in a rural field in Iowa, half frozen with snow drifting around them. When these men were discovered, the word would spread far and wide but not take the time to notify loved ones first. How did the families of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, JP Richardson, and Roger Peterson find out about their deaths? And who would ultimately be blamed?Sources:Without Walls: Buddy Holly Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJXAErV6X-Uhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/buddy-hollys-glasses-lost-since-his-death-in-1959-are-found-in-mason-city-iowahttps://www.405magazine.com/tommy-allsup-fate-and-a-flipped-coin/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIxwW3NbAx4The Day The Music Died by Larry Lehmerhttps://www.ritchievalens.com/ritchie-valens-donna.html#:~:text=Donna%20was%20a%20great%20comfort,Ritchie%20Valenshttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-17/eddie-cochran-dies-and-gene-vincent-is-injured-in-a-uk-car-accidentVH1 Behind the Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twz_W-pfusc&t=35shttps://ifr-magazine.com/technique/the-day-the-music-died/https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-widows-pique/https://www.americanbluesscene.com/2025/01/%C2%A2%C3%B7remembering-the-day-the-music-died-the-1959-winter-dance-party-part-two/#:~:text=When%20Buddy%20found%20out%20he,man%2C%20that%27s%20more%20important.%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/buddy-holly-plane-crash-weatherScott Perdue Flywire-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX555dxBQz0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_VeeWaylon: The Autobiography by Waylon JenningsSupport the showMusic: Saint Kilda Wedding by Harpo Marks