There are people who treat this day as an almost religious observance. There’s a modest shrine at the crash site in a farm field, and a bigger shrine at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.
Tommy Allsup ‘lost’ a coin flip to Ritchie Valens for a seat on the plane. Allsup lived to be 85.
Waylon Jennings was Holly’s guitarist and gave up his seat to the Big Bopper....
Waylon Jennings was supposed to be on the flight as well