The Day the Music Died Remembered

"A long long time ago".....c'mon...sing it with me....."American Pie" was just one of the many songs written about the day Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper died....52 years ago today. Such great music....still today. Look back and remember, ya'll...

The Day the Music Died was 52 years ago today, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper all boarded a plane in Clear Lake, Iowa, where they had just played the Surf Ballroom as part of their 'Winter Dance Party' tour. It would be the last time any of them would play music, as the three perished when their plane crashed in a corn field only a few miles outside of Clear Lake -- a moment later immortalized as "the day the music died" by Don McLean in his song, 'American Pie.'

(via The Day the Music Died Remembered - AOL Music Blog.)