The Music Died Fifty Years Ago

From the USAToday article:

Fifty years after The Day the Music Died — songwriter Don McLean's description of the Feb. 3, 1959, plane crash that killed musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson — rock 'n' roll fans are marking the event both in Iowa, where the private plane went down in a frozen cornfield near Clear Lake, and in Holly's hometown of Lubbock, Texas.

Clear Lake's Surf Ballroom, recently designated a landmark by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the venue for the trio's final gig the night before they died, hosts a week-long series of seminars and other remembrances that culminates with a sold-out tribute concert Monday. Next Monday and Tuesday in Lubbock, activities at the Buddy Holly Center include a fan fair, panel discussions, and screening of former Beatle Paul McCartney's film The Real Buddy Holly Story.

So in Honor of 'The Music' we offer ...

Buddy Holly

Ritchie Valens

J.P. 'the Big Bopper' Richardson

"... I don't remember if I cried
when I read about his widowed bride
but something touched me deep inside
the Day the Music Died ..."

The Music is dead - Long live the Music!