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." ...
More than 60 years after plane crash, Buddy Holly's music, legacy very much alive
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf ...
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Buddy Holly Center honors 66th anniversary of The Day the Music Died
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Join the Buddy Holly Center on Monday ... This date was affectionately coined “The Day the Music Died” after a lyric in the Don McLean song, “American Pie,” that ...
Buddy Holly and the Crickets: Their echoes still chirp at a music store in Durant, OK
We worship our heroes in different ways. David Welborn thinks of his every time he walks past a Telecaster Guitar in his music store. Big brother Larry was 12 years his senior. “Did you play guitar ...
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Hammock Coast Happenings: The music lives on in Georgetown
According to the 1971 Don McLean song, "American Pie," the day the music died was the day in 1959 when a plane went down in an Iowa cornfield, cutting short the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens ...
23 Hit Songs With Surprisingly Dark and Disturbing Backstories
Music has the power to move us, uplift us, and even haunt us — but sometimes, the stories behind our favorite songs are far ...
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Buddy Holly And The Day The Music Died
On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens ... Recorded and released little more than a decade later, Don McLean’s “American Pie” immortalized that night, dubbing it “the day the ...
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Lubbock's Buddy Holly Hall announces new leadership positions
The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, together with the Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association and ASM Global, recently announced two key leadership appointments.
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Buddy loved the Lord and was proud of his faith. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00pm, Friday, January 31, 2025 at McLean Funeral Directors of Gastonia Founders Chapel with Pastor Mike ...