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February 3rd, 2009 Marks the 50th Anniversary of the tragic loss of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson, in a 1959 plane crash in Iowa.

Detailing the history of rock and roll, Don McLean's "American Pie" tells the story of Woodstock, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and the day the music died.

On February 3, 1959, singers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, along with their pilot, were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

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