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February 3, 1959

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(idea) by dido (1.6 y) (print)   ?   I like it! Sat Dec 29 2001 at 17:21:23

Also known as the Day the Music Died. The day when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa. This day and the general shift in musical directions that followed afterwards were forever immortalized in Don McLean's classic song American Pie.


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The day the music died Interpretations of the lyrics to American Pie The Big Bopper December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)
Bobby Vee 1959 Garlic Crostini Don McLean
Ritchie Valens Buddy Holly American Pie
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