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The gravestone is a bust of the Big Bopper holding a telephone receiver, with the epitaph reading "The Big Bopper", his birth and death years (1930–1959), then a parody on the memorable hook reading "Gooooodbye, baby". He also appeared as a vampire holding a telephone in an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon during the episode "C.E.D'oh".
In November 1958, Buddy Holly terminated his association with The Crickets.According to Paul Anka, Holly realized he needed to go back on tour again for two reasons: he needed cash because the Crickets' manager Norman Petty had apparently stolen money from him, and he wanted to raise funds to move to New York City to live with his new wife, María Elena Holly, who was pregnant (although he ...
"The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens were also killed in this accident (see The Day the Music Died). James Horner: United States 2015 Film score composer Short Tucano: Los Padres National Forest, California Under investigation [61] István Horthy: Hungary 1942 Deputy Regent of Hungary: MÁVAG Héja: Ilovskoye, Soviet Union aircraft ...
Vee's career began in the midst of tragedy. On February 3, 1959, "The Day the Music Died", three of the four headline acts in the lineup of the traveling Winter Dance Party—Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper—were killed in the crash of a V-tailed 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza airplane, along with the 21-year-old pilot, Roger Peterson.
Former football player Hugh Douglas’ son Hugh has died after a fatal car crash in Atlanta. He was 20. Douglas, 52, mourned his late son via Instagram.The former Super Bowl champ posted an array ...
Nate Rhoades, 21, died following a January 2022 car crash in California after he managed to get sober from an addiction. His parents opened a nonprofit wellness and recovery center named in their ...
The Feb. 10 episode of 'Wheel of Fortune' featured a contestant named Matt Popovits, and he attributed his success on the show to his son who has dyslexia
The day the music died: the last tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. Music Sales Group. ISBN 0-8256-7287-2. Patterson, R (2004). Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-4423-0.