Singer died on a plane crash?

The most famous singer who died in a plane crash is Buddy Holly. He died on February 3, 1959, along with Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Roger Peterson in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. The plane crash and the subsequent deaths of these three young musicians, all of whom were at the height of their popularity, shocked the world and changed the course of rock and roll history.