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Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper A Tragic Day In Music History
On this day in 1959, 22 year old Buddy Holly, 17 year old Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson Jr.) a
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On This Day In Music 01/23/1991
On this day in 1959, John Sebastian, owner and general manager of KLSK FM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, played Led Zeppelin's 'Stairwa
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On This Day In Music 01/22/1959
On this day in 1959, Alone with an acoustic guitar and tape recorder in his New York City apartment Buddy Holly made his last recordings, in
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Happy Birthday Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly is perhaps the most anomalous legend of '50s rock & roll -- he had his share of hits, and he achieved major rock & roll...
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Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly is perhaps the most anomalous legend of '50s rock & roll -- he had his share of hits, and he achieved major rock & roll...