The day the music died.

Waylon, who was playing bass for Buddy.
But, Audiofeil said it best.

Trivia-
Who "lost" the coin toss when Richie Valens "won" the last seat on the plane?

Seditious,
I read an interview with Lennon in which he said "the Beatles" is derived from the word "beat". They keep the beat.
But his earlier band, The Silver Beatles, may have come from the Crickets. Lennon was definitely into Buddy's music.
My guess is if The Beatles were taken from the Crickets, it would have most likely been spelled, The Beetles.
But what do I know, I'm just a hillbilly from Oregon.
All we know is Reggae- Louie Louie.