On Feb. 2, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson…
The Day the Music Died
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The Big Bopper helped shape rock ‘n’ roll…
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The guitarist avoided the Buddy Holly plane crash by losing a coin flip.
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The idea that celebrities die in groups of three has permeated popular culture. Of course the “Rule of Three” isn’t based on any scientific evidence. There is no set time …
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Rock star Ritchie Valens was only 17 when he died in a plane crash.
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We remember the plane crash that took the lives of Otis Redding and his bandmates.
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We follow a few of the threads that led to the tapestry of Buddy Holly’s sound.
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Sometimes the country singer was just a little bit more than the law would allow.
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We look back at The Big Bopper’s misunderstood and underappreciated musical legacy…