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Feb. 3, 2025: 66 years since 'The Day the Music Died'
On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known by his stage name The Big ...
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Clear Lake man recalls seeing Buddy Holly a week before his death
Don Larson was just 17-years-old during the Winter Dance Party Tour of 1959.It’s when he got the opportunity to attend a ...
It's Been 66 Years Since The Day the Music Died. Ritchie Valens' Sister Is Grateful to Don McLean for Singing About It (Exclusive)
Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, Richie ...
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On This Day in 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens Tragically Died, Inspiring Don McLean’s “American Pie”
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...
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Woster: Buddy Holly looked a lot like any normal teenager
Most people I know still remember that 66 years ago on Feb. 3, Holly died in the crash of a small airplane after doing a rock ...
Deseret News archives: The ‘day the music died’ included plane crashes across America
On Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air ...
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Jimmy Clanton, a teenage heartthrob in the '50s, is retiring at the age of 86
Jimmy Clanton, stood in on the Winter Dance Party Tour after the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The ...
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Chubby Checker brings down the house at the Winter Dance Party
The 83-year-old, who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had the crowd singing along to his hits.
On This Day: Passenger jet crashes in Afghan mountains, killing 104
On Feb. 3, 2005, 104 people aboard an Afghan airliner died when it crashed in the mountains near Kabul. It was Afghanistan's ...
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Valens, Bopper remembered in bobblehead form
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – “The Day the Music Died” is being remembered in a new way.
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Take Good Care of My Baby,” the Signature Hit for Early Rock and Roll Legend Bobby Vee
When you're listening to oldies radio, you'll likely hear a few songs that sound like dated novelties that wouldn't hold up today. But then there are songs like "Take Good Care of My Baby," released ...