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 ...
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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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 ...
His Mom Died in a Drunk Driving Accident When He Was 5. How He Thanked the Aunt Who Raised Him, 25 Years Later (Exclusive)
Ryan Nealon tells PEOPLE how he wrote a song to thank his aunt for raising him after his mom died in a drunk driving accident ...
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HUB CITY HAPPENINGS: Comedy show, live music, remembering ‘The Day the Music Died’
Don McLean coined it “The Day the Music Died” in his song “American Pie.” The Buddy Holly Center will have free admission all day Monday, along with children’s activities and a screening of the film, ...
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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 Big Bopper — the Day The Music Died ...
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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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Acclaimed Nashville music publishing executive Ben Vaughn, 49, has died
Warner Chappell Music Nashville President and CEO Ben Vaughn, an acclaimed and award-winning music publishing executive, died ... a song publisher before graduating college. Need a break? Play ...
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Review: Lyric Stage’s ‘Lady Day’ gives a severe and sentimental look at a music legend
In the program director’s notes for Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill by Lyric Stage, the playwright recalls her boyfriend ...
Jeff Buckley remembered at Sundance by the people who loved him
The new documentary, “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,” pays tribute to the “Hallelujah” singer, who died too young at age 30.