About National the day the Music Died Day
On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.
This event was the subject of the song 'American Pie' by Don McLean, with the refrain 'the day the music died'.
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