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Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

1999 · 63 min · Documentary

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.

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JJim ForbesNarrator (voice)Buddy Holly portraitBuddy HollySelf (archive footage)TThe Big BopperSelf (archive footage)Ritchie Valens portraitRitchie ValensSelf (archive footage)TTommy AllsuppSelfGary Busey portraitGary BuseySelfBob Hope portraitBob HopeSelf (archive footage)Waylon Jennings portraitWaylon JenningsSelfDon McLean portraitDon McLeanSelfLou Diamond Phillips portraitLou Diamond PhillipsSelf

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