65 years ago today

[dpep]

In the wee morning hours of February 3rd, 1959 in a cornfield just north of Clear Lake, Iowa the music died.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-day-the-music-died

[GS1150Pilot]

Huge fan of those guys (and Don McClean, just sayin').

[Peppermint Patti]

Though I was only Nine years old, I remember what a big deal it was, with all the older girls crying and carrying on...

[Cipher]

Young folk should watch the late 70s biopic.
oh boy! Is a delightful rock and roll tune. 3 piece bands so awesome. The Police Rush and others.

[earlfor]

I remember that day.

[Nessism]

I don't remember that day, but I can appreciate the significance.

Aircraft crashes took, Buddy Holly, several members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Sad indeed.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

……… Randy Rhoads.

[ptegsotic]

I don't remember that day, but I can appreciate the significance.

Aircraft crashes took, Buddy Holly, several members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Sad indeed.

... Patsy Cline

[Peppermint Patti]

I don't remember that day, but I can appreciate the significance.

Aircraft crashes took, Buddy Holly, several members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Sad indeed.

Not a musician, but airplane crash took John Kennedy Jr,. also.

[dpep]

Otis Redding, Jim Croce

[Redman]

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in a cornfield just north of Clear Lake, Iowa . . . . . .
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and, I recall that you have visited there.