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3rd February 1959: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & The Big Bopper plane crash (Day The Music Died)
The disaster gained its name twelve years later as a result of Don McLean’s hit song American Pie. On the 23rd January 1959, Buddy Holly began the headline Winter Dance Party Tour of 24 cities in the American Midwest with support from Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper and Dion and the Belmonts. Touring was a very profitable activity for ...
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