A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 3, 1959, young rock ’n’ roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a ...
This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton’s “La Bamba: A Visual History,” published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill. The ...
It drew the first tears of rock 'n' roll, a culture so young death was new. Fifty years ago this morning, Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens died when the tiny plane they ...
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