On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...

Ritchie Valens' sister sends a message to songwriter Don McLean describing how she really felt about his folk-rock anthem "American Pie." ...

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is honoring the music icons with their own bobbleheads, but why doesn't Buddy ...

Music has the power to move us, uplift us, and even haunt us — but sometimes, the stories behind our favorite songs are far ...

Don McLean is an amazing folk singer who created the unforgettable song “American Pie” in 1971. He’s a talented musician from New York who started playing guitar as a teenager. Even at 79 ...

The rough Midwest weather in the winter of 1958-59 played a major role in Rock-n-Roll history.

Explore Iowa’s rich music history, from legendary artists like Glen Miller to unforgettable moments like Ozzy Osbourne’s bat ...

My older brother Alan lived in Dublin and would come home at the weekends with the latest records like Don Mclean, Don Williams, John Denver, The Fureys, even Strauss, every music you could ...

Many of the most influential blues songs reverberate to this day, and a few ... and though she died in 1937, aged 43, Bessie Smith’s influence permeated popular music for many years afterward.

To commemorate Feb. 3, 1959 -- aka "The Day the Music Died" -- the Milwaukee-based National Bobblehead Hall of Fame announced ...

“We’re excited to unveil the first bobbleheads celebrating music legends Ritchie Valens ... He made some pretty serious mistakes that day that forever changed rock history, but almost nothing ...