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Videos of the Day: The Day the Music Died

Buddy Holly died in a plane crash 50 years ago today after playing a show at the Surf Ballroom.

By Drew Olson

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Published Feb. 3, 2009 at 2:05 p.m.

Tags: buddy holly, big bopper, ritchie valens, surf ballroom, the day the music died

Today marks the 50th anniversary of one of rock's bigger tragedies. On Feb. 3, 1959, a small plane crashed in a corn field in Iowa, killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, known as "The Big Bopper."

Here is a clip of Holly performing "Peggy Sue."

Here is footage from the scene of the plane crash:

Here is a video of Ritchie Valens:

And, here is the Big Bopper doing "Chantilly Lace":

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