# Roger Peterson

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From the archives: The day the music died

On this day 66 years ago (February 3, 1959) a plane crashed in a cornfield outside Clear Lake, Iowa. The crash unfortunately resulted in the deaths of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), as well as pilot Roger Peterson. The date is now remembered as the ...

Episode 10 - GORP - Good Ole Random Pointers

Trail Talk – Season 1, Episode 10: GORP Today’s episode is a ziplock bag of memories — a little sweet, a little salty, and packed with Scouting wisdom from voices across the trail. “GORP” used to stand for Good Old Raisins and Peanuts… but today, it’s Good Old Random Pointers. Hear reflections ...

The day the music died: the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.

On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, along with Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, and pilot Roger Peterson, died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. The musicians had chartered a plane after experiencing heating problems with their tour bus. The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza ...

30: Buddy, Ritchie, and the Big Bopper (Part 2)--The Stars Fell

A three part series about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and JP Richardson, the Big Bopper. This episode discusses the horrendous conditions the musicians traveled in and under as part of the Winter Dance Party tour, the concert on Feb. 2, 1959 at the Surf Ballroom, and the fateful flight that too ...

31: Buddy, Ritchie, and the Big Bopper (Part 3)--The Stars Fade

8 and a half hours. For 8 and a half hours, the bodies of four young men lay in a rural field in Iowa, half frozen with snow drifting around them. When these men were discovered, the word would spread far and wide but not take the time to notify loved ones first. How did the families of Buddy Ho ...

Preview Short: Beyond the Winter Dance Party - Where Did The Money Go?

In this supplement to our episode on the Winter Dance Party tour, headlined by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson (the Big Bopper), our leading contributor ‪Gary Wells‬ joins us to discuss in more detail some of the friendships and professional relationships forged during the tour. We ...

The College Swim Team: Part 1

The College Swim Team: Part 1 College swim teams sometimes went nude, in the '50s. I joined one. Based on a post by AnonymousPerv. Listen to the ►Podcast at Steamy Stories. The old College Journal. It was a different time, a different generation. Hell, two generations. But as the years ...

Love Beyond Death: Turning Grief into Growth

Host Nicky Yazbeck welcomes Roger Peterson, an artist, musician, writer, and construction consultant, for a conversation about love, grief, healing, and the unexpected growth that can emerge after profound loss.   After the death of his wife, Brandy, Roger found himself moving through a grief ...

Habitat Annihilation

Will Roger returns to the show to talk about his new book, Habitat Annihilation: Humans Have Changed the Earth, and Now the Earth Will Change Humans. This book is a collection of twelve essays, curated and framed by Will, that looks at the climate crisis not as a policy problem but as a crisis o ...

Episode 39: The Day the Music Died

February 3, 1959 became known as The Day the Music Died, but the story began long before the airplane left the runway. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were traveling through the frozen Midwest on the punishing Winter Dance Party tour. Broken-down buses, miserable ...