Sixty-six years ago today, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens ... moment in Boomer mythology that Don McLean coined "The Day the Music Died" in his 1971 hit "American Pie," which basically invented ...

On Jan. 29, 1959, the original "Winter Dance Party" tour — featuring Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and ... It's been dubbed "The Day the Music Died" by Don McLean in his famous 1971 song "American ...

February 3 is known as The Day the Music Died after a small plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper in 1959. Holly, a Texas native, was thought to be the next Elvis Presley.

LUBBOCK, Texas— On Monday, February 3, the Buddy Holly Center will honor and remember Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens ... coined as “The Day the Music Died” after a lyric in the Don McLean ...

THIS IS A PARTY. THIS IS IOWA. (Scott Carpenter / Facebook) <14:17:09 IT'S BEEN 65 YEARS SINCE THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED WHEN MUSIC GIANTS BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER DIED IN A ...

Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson). And to commemorate what’s come to be known as “The Day The Music Died,” the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has announced two ...

Nearly 70 years ago, musicians Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens were killed in a plane crash on the way to their next concert. Singer-songwriter Don McLean ...

Monday is the 66th anniversary of The Day the Music Died - the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, JP “The Big Bopper” Richardson and pilot Roger Peterson. Don McLean coined ...