Today in Music History: The Day the Music Died

Devastation from an Iowan cornfield ruptured America sixty-four years ago today. On February 3, 1959, rising artists Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, J.P. Richardson and their pilot died in a plane crash outside of Clear Lake, Iowa. This disaster took place in the middle of the tour and stunned fans around the nation.

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