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Sergeant's Time - The Day The Music Died

The Day The Music Died

06/30/19 • 23 min

Sergeant's Time

Did you realize that the Don McLean song “American Pie” was based upon an actual event in which “the day the music died.” That day the music died was February 3, 1959, when musicians Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper JP Richardson, and 17-year-old Ritchie Valens were all tragically killed in a plane accident.

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Did you realize that the Don McLean song “American Pie” was based upon an actual event in which “the day the music died.” That day the music died was February 3, 1959, when musicians Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper JP Richardson, and 17-year-old Ritchie Valens were all tragically killed in a plane accident.

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