Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died (1999)

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.

Cast (10)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Jim Forbes

Narrator (voice)

Buddy Holly

Self (archive footage)

T

The Big Bopper

Self (archive footage)

Ritchie Valens

Self (archive footage)

T

Tommy Allsupp

Self

Gary Busey

Self

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Waylon Jennings

Self

Don McLean

Self

Lou Diamond Phillips

Self

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