The trinity that're cause for confusion too:

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And the three men I admire most: The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died.

The three persons are an allusion to the Christian Trinity. The interpretation that is most consistent with the musical theme of the song is that the 3 are The Big Bopper, Valens, and Holly. The Father is The Big Bopper, who was the only father among the three musicians( Indeed, at the time of Richardson's death at age 28, he had been married to Adrian Joy Fryon for over six years, and the couple had a daughter, Deborah, and were expecting a son, Jay Perry) The Son is Valens, who died as a child at age 17. The Holy Ghost of rock and roll is Buddy Holly because of his pervasive influence on that music. Holly was an original inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their travel on "the last train for the coast" is a metaphor for death, with the coast representing heaven as their final destination.