http://www.metafilter.com/tags/daythemusicdied Posts tagged with 'daythemusicdied' at MetaFilter. Mon, 03 Feb 2003 14:12:28 -0800 Mon, 03 Feb 2003 14:12:28 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/23285/Buddy%2DHolley <a href="http://www.hardrockhotel.com/rock/memorabilia/50/buddyholley.html">The Day the Music Died</a> ...It was February 3, 1959 that Buddy Holley, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash. You need look no further to find one of the true <a href="http://www.rareexception.com/Garden/Rock/Buddy.php">icons </a>of rock and roll than <a href="http://www.buddyhollycenter.org/htm/bhe_b.htm">Buddy Holley</a>. Originally scheduled to fly, Waylon Jennings gave his seat to an ailing Big Bopper. When Holly learned that Jennings wasn't going to fly, he said, "Well, I hope your old bus freezes up." Jennings responded, "Well, I hope your plane crashes." This friendly banter of friends would haunt Jennings for years. And can anyone really decipher Don McLeans' "<a href="http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_398b.html">American Pie</a>"? <a href="http://www.fiftiesweb.com/crash.htm">More</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.23285 Mon, 03 Feb 2003 14:12:28 -0800 bigbopper buddy buddyholley daythemusicdied donmclean music ritchievalens rock rockandroll Mack Twain