"The Day the Music Died"

Today marks the 52nd anniversary of that fateful day of February 3, 1959 when Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash in an Iowa field. They died at a time when rock n' roll was very young and were all pioneers in their own right. Their music continues to influence artists today and I for one am a big fan! Let's take a day to commemorate these legends...

Here are some of my favorite songs by them. This is Ritchie Valens' "Framed":

Big Bopper's "White Lightning":

and Buddy Holly's "Baby won't you come out tonight":