Memorials
These monuments and celebrations of Buddy's life remind us of the importance of his contributions, and keep his memory alive.
The Day Music Died
February 3rd, 1959, the day a plane crash took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson ("The Big Bopper").
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Globe Gazette: Crash site visit is pilgrimage for Buddy Holly fans
Year after year a busload of visitors arrives at the crash scene to view a small patch of farmland in front of a sagging barbed-wire fence, where the main body of the airplane came to rest.
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VH1: Behind The Music: The Day the Music Died
View a clip about the fateful night Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper caught a plane for the last time.
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Wikipedia: American Pie
Extensive details on the background, interpretation, and enduring popularity of the song inspired by The Day The Music Died
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Globe Gazette: Facing a haunting memory
For years the memory of joking about the plane crashing before Buddy Holly left the Surf that night had been too much for the Waylon Jennings.
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Spectropop: Niki Sullivan (1937 - 2004)
Obituary of Niki Sullivan, former guitar player for the legendary Buddy Holly & The Crickets.
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Globe Gazette: Holly's legend lives on
It's about the fact that a little bit of what he left us can be heard in just about any song we hear on the radio even today.
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Globe Gazette: Four Killed In Clear Lake Plane Crash
The Globe's complete front page coverage of the disaster
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