The Day the Music Died: Waylon Jennings’ Fateful Decision and Lasting Tribute.In the icy darkness of February 3, 1959, a tragic plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, forever changed the course of music history. That night, Waylon Jennings narrowly escaped death when he gave up his seat on a small Beechcraft Bonanza to an ailing J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. Jennings opted to ride the tour bus instead, unknowingly sidestepping the crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and Richardson—a moment now remembered as “The Day the Music Died.”
The Day the Music Died: Waylon Jennings’ Fateful Decision and Lasting Tribute In the icy…
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