Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The Day The Music Died (2/3/59)


Don McLean’s 1971 folk-pop opus, “American Pie,” (click here for download or purchase) forever immortalized the event, which erased two early rock ‘n’ roll stars (Holly and Richardson) and a promising young talent (Valens had just released “Donna” and “La Bamba” and was the first Hispanic rock star of any note).
Click here for my playlist of 15 top Buddy Holly tracks for download from iTunes. On Amazon, a reasonably priced, basic collection of his Greatest Hits is also available, as are single, DRM-free mp3 downloads further down on that page (click here).
Labels: American Pie, Buddy Holly, Don McLean, J.R. Richardson, pop artist, pop-rock artist, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper
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