The Day the Music Died
On February 3, 1959, a small plane crashed in an Iowa cornfield, killing rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper — a loss Don McLean immortalized as "the day the music died."
On February 3, 1959, a small plane crashed in an Iowa cornfield, killing rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper — a loss Don McLean immortalized as "the day the music died."