Legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Nick Ashford died Monday. Aug. 23, 2011— -- Legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Nick Ashford died Monday, but they leave behind a huge legacy of rock 'n' ...
Singer Don McLean sang “American Pie,” which is supposedly a reference to the tragic early deaths of three prominent musicians in the 1950s. The theory goes that McLean’s song is about the Feb. 3, ...
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The Day the Music Died

On February 3, 1959, three influential rock and roll performers—Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, known as "The Big Bopper"—along with pilot Roger Peterson, tragically lost their lives ...