Today is the 55th anniversary of The Day the Music Died.

[elleng]

Story on HuffPo, but I can NEVER open, or even cut/paste from there, so y'all got to find it on your own! EDIT: she2 provided it:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/the-day-the-music-died-buddy-holly_n_4719186.html

http://www.amazon.com/The-Day-Music-Died-Ritchie/dp/0825672872

[Cha]

1. K&R, ellen.. thank you~

[sheshe2]

2. K&R!

Twelve years later, the pioneering 22-year-old from Lubbock, Texas proved again that he'd inspired a generation of musicians when Don McLean sang about his death -- along with those of Valens and Richardson -- dubbing Feb. 3 "the day the music died" in his renowned folk rock hit, "American Pie." While the song doesn't include mention of their names, McLean has said that he was inspired both by Holly's music, as well as the way he felt his life -- and the country, as it headed into the 1960s -- change soon after reading headlines about the plane crash that claimed Holly's life.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/the-day-the-music-died-buddy-holly_n_4719186.html

Thanks ellen.

Copy the link from HuffPost to your OP, ellen.

[elleng]

5. Thanks, she2.

[babylonsister]

3. Here you go, from

From Rolling Stone...

55 years ago today a deadly plane crash took the lives of Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper and Buddy Holly. Look back at our 1969 feature on the Day the Music Died: http://rol.st/1fpmjVF and leave your memories in the comments below.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151892831500779&set=a.10150228968870779.317847.10664530778&type=1&theater

[elleng]

4. Thanks, b'sis.

Oh dear, on your birthday! Were you ALIVE then, Kiddo???