When AA running cost tables were first published in 1950, the road fund licence (car tax) was Â£10 and a litre of petrol cost 3.3p. You need to take care with comparisons though. 1  modern cars are much more economical and a lot safer.
This article is about the plane crash. For other uses, see The Day the Music Died (disambiguation) . On February 3, 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. The Big Bopper Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with the pilot, Roger Peterson.
Hollyâs contemporaries and Rockabilly Hall of Fame members Tommy Allsup (Buddy Hollyâs lead guitarist) and Sonny West (songwriter of RAVE ON! and Oh, Boy!). During his run as Buddy Holly, Billyâs performances have sold out countless shows and have broken box office and attendance records in six theaters across the country.