It's known as the Day the Music Died ― when rock 'n' roll legends-in-the-making Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died shortly after a plane carrying them to their next gig crashed ...

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.

The Day The Music Died returns for its 6th series. Hosted by award-winning writers and broadcasters, Andrew Collins and Jon Holmes, this is a half-hour comedy show that reflects the week in rock ...

It's a seminal moment in Boomer mythology that Don McLean coined "The Day the Music Died" in his 1971 hit "American Pie," which basically invented the entire concept of Sixties nostalgia prior to ...

The name is obviously hyperbolic, but “the day the music died” is still one that lives on in the minds of many of the people who were there when Buddy Holly’s plane crashed on Feb. 3 ...

It's been dubbed "The Day the Music Died" by Don McLean in his famous 1971 song "American Pie." Theatre officials said the Capitol Theatre was the only seated venue on the original tour and all ...

On Feb. 3, 1959, rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash along with 21-year-old pilot Roger Peterson.This incident became known as “The Day The ...