The tragic 1959 plane crash, immortalized in Don McLean's 1971 hit 'American Pie,' is a cultural cornerstone in modern American music Michael Ochs Archives/Getty (2); Blank Archives/Getty On Feb. 3, ...
The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of January 6, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas–The Buddy Holly Center is inviting the community to remember The Day the Music Died 2026, join the ...
From Billboard’s number three song of 1972, Don McLean’s “American Pie”: “And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - In the mid 1950’s, Buddy Holly and a few friends formed The Crickets and started a working relationship with producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico. Alexandra Pitts, ...
On Feb. 3, 1959, the face of modern music changed forever in one tragic moment with the simultaneous deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Later referred to as The Day the Music ...