WHEN THE MUSIC DIED: MASON CITY, FEBRUARY 3, ’59 LOS ANGELES MIRROR: “TOP ROCK-ROLL TRIO KILLED” Tuesday, February 3, 1959 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view). THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED. Mason City, Iowa, February 3, 1959 (click on image for largest view). MCRFB LINKS: For more on Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, J. P. Richardson (“Big Bopper”) previously posted on Motor City Radio Flashbacks, you may go here, here, and here. M O T O R C I T Y R A D I O F L A S H B A C K S R E M E M B E R S THE CRASH SITE. N.W. OF MASON CITY. 11:00 A.M. February 3, 1959