It's Been 66 Years Since The Day the Music Died. Ritchie Valens' Sister Is Grateful to Don McLean for Singing About It (Exclusive)
Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, Richie ...
Stewartsville-Chamblissburg mourns loss of life member Don Weeks, a devoted chaplain
Stewartsville-Chamblissburg Volunteer Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Life Member Don Weeks joined ...
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The Day the Music Died: Don McLean reflects on 'American Pie' legacy | Morning in America
Nearly 70 years ago, musicians Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens were killed in a plane crash on the way to their next concert. Singer-songwriter Don McLean joins ...
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What Ritchie Valens’ Sister Thought of Don McLean’s “American Pie,” Folk-Rock Anthem Describing Fatal Plane Crash That Took Valens’ Life
Ritchie Valens' sister sends a message to songwriter Don McLean describing how she really felt about his folk-rock anthem "American Pie." ...
More than 60 years after plane crash, Buddy Holly's music, legacy very much alive
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf ...
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On This Day in 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens Tragically Died, Inspiring Don McLean’s “American Pie”
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...
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'He died doing what he absolutely loved': Flight attendant death confirmed in crash
An outgoing person, she told the outlet, her ex-husband "died doing what he absolutely loved.” "He had a beautiful energy about him," Jerri Sherer, of Jackson Mississippi, told USA TODAY.
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How many Kansans died in Washington DC plane crash? Here's what senators say
While they don't yet have names of the Kansans who died in the plane crash in Washington, D.C., both senators from Kansas say they expect to have personally known some of the victims. U.S. Sens.
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Colchester crash where four died was so horrific police told locals 'don't let kids see'
The aftermath of the car crash in which four people died was so horrific police officers knocked on the doors of nearby houses to urge parents to not let their children witness the distressing scenes.
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Acclaimed Nashville music publishing executive Ben Vaughn, 49, has died
Warner Chappell Music Nashville President and CEO Ben Vaughn, an acclaimed and award-winning music publishing executive, died suddenly on Jan. 30. He was 49. Warner Chappell Chairman and CEO Guy ...
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Ken Ackerman, quintessential Bay Area radio announcer, dies
Ken Ackerman, whose classic, stentorian radio announcer’s voice graced Bay Area airwaves for more than five decades, has died. He was 95 and died at his home in Terra Linda early Sunday of ...
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Celebrities who died in 2025
He also wrote the 2004 movie "I Heart Huckabees" with director David O. Russell. Baena died by suicide on January 3. If you or someone you know is experiencing depression or has had thoughts of ...