It would haunt him for the rest of his life. Country legend Waylon Jennings gave up his seat to The Big Bopper. The story goes that when Buddy Holly found out that Waylon gave up his seat, Buddy was supposed to have said that...

"Well, I hope your ol' bus freezes up"

And Waylon replied with...

"Well, I hope your ol' plane crashes"

February 3, 1959. It was the day the music died. Buddy Holly,  Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. They were to play a concert in Moorhead Minnesota.

 

 

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