Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, ...

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.

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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 date is now remembered as the “day the music died”. Three years ago, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dion DiMucci joined Bob Sirott and shared a little-known anecdote about his connection to the crash.

THIS IS A PARTY. THIS IS IOWA. (Scott Carpenter / Facebook) <14:17:09 IT'S BEEN 65 YEARS SINCE THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED WHEN MUSIC GIANTS BUDDY HOLLY, RITCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER DIED IN A ...

“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 ...