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What Really Happened on 'The Day the Music Died'? Unpacking Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper's Untimely Deaths

The tragic 1959 plane crash, immortalized in Don McLean's 1971 hit 'American Pie,' is a cultural cornerstone in modern American music Michael Ochs Archives/Getty (2); Blank Archives/Getty On Feb. 3, ...
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Paul Anka Wrote One of the Final Songs Buddy Holly Recorded, Released a Month Before His Death and Covered 20 Years Later by Don McLean

In the fall of 1957, Paul Anka and Buddy Holly found themselves on tour together, part of the “Biggest Show of Stars for 1957,” also known as the “Cavalcade of Stars” bus tour, alongside Fats Domino, ...
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Heartbreaking day: Buddy Holly's death

Buddy Holly was a famous singerHe tragically died too soon Though Buddy Holly’s life was tragically cut short, his memory and talented works continue to live on in fans and music lovers around the ...