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The Day the Music Died: A Look Back at a Rock & Roll Tragedy

Today marks the 51st anniversary of “The Day the Music Died,” when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa. The musicians were in the middle of their Winter Dance Party tour — which also featured Dion and the Belmonts — across the frozen Midwest [...]

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21:40 on February 3 2010

The Day the Music Died: A Look Back at a Rock & Roll Tragedy

Rolling Stone — Today marks the 51st anniversary of “The Day the Music Died,” when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa. Th... more info

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