When Holly learned that his bandmates had given up their seats on the plane and had chosen to take the bus rather than fly , a friendly banter between Holly and Jennings ensued , and it would come back to haunt Jennings for decades to follow : Holly jokingly told Jennings , " Well , I hope your ol' bus freezes up ! " Jennings jokingly replied , " Well , I hope your ol' plane crashes ! " Less than an hour and a half later , shortly after 1:00 am on February 3 , 1959 ( later known as The Day the Music Died ) , Holly 's charter plane crashed at full throttle into a cornfield outside Mason City , instantly killing all on board
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died
Waylon Jennings