Waylon Jennings was a guitarist for Buddy Holly 's band and initially had a seat on the ill-fated aircraft on The Day the Music Died on February 3 , 1959 . But Jennings gave up his seat to the sick J.P. " Big Bopper " Richardson , only to learn later of the plane 's crash . When Holly learned that Jennings was not going to fly , he said , " Well , I hope your ol' bus freezes up . " Jennings responded , " Well , I hope your ol' plane crashes . " This exchange of words , though made in jest at the time , haunted Jennings for the rest of his life
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died
Survivor guilt