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| Today in History |
| 2007-02-03 |
| The Day the Music Died (February 3, 1959), was the day of the plane crash that killed three popular American rock and roll musicians. Early that morning, at approximately 1:05 AM Central Standard Time, a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, crashed in a farmer's field en route to a concert near Fargo, North Dakota, killing all three performers as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson. The phrase "The Day The Music Died" was coined by Don McLean in his 1971 song about the crash, "American Pie". And the three men I admire most: The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died. |
| Posted by:Mike |