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The day the music died: 50 years ago

Submitted by dmenconi on 02/03/2009 - 09:00
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There will be plenty in the media ether today about a certain plane crash that happened on this date in 1959. So at least once today, you need to sit and listen to this -- all the way through. Don't cheat!

ADDENDUM: Pretty cool report from the Des Moines Register.  

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Wed, 02/04/2009 - 00:24 — lforro

Having the visuals made the song much more meaningful. I'd forgotten quite a bit.

american poe

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 11:05 — eponymouse

you do play *expert* don't you;)? can you teach me how to dance...real slow?

thanks, David. i learned a

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 10:20 — shadle

thanks, David. i learned a lot this morning about that song that i never knew--and about the crash. thanks!

2/3/59

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 10:24 — dmenconi (author)

That's why I'm here.  ;>

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About the blogger

David Menconi has been the News & Observer's music critic since 1991. Before that, he spent five years at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo. He has a masters in journalism from the University of Texas and a B.A. in English from Southwestern University. You can find more of his writing here.

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