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American Pie - Don McLean
On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event later became known as "The Day the Music Died" after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song "American Pie".
At the time, Holly and his band, consisting of Waylon Jennings, Tommy Allsup, and Carl Bunch, were playing on the "Winter Dance Party" tour across the Midwest. Rising artists Valens, Richardson, and vocal group Dion and the Belmonts had joined the tour as well. The long journeys between venues on board the cold, uncomfortable tour buses adversely affected the performers, with cases of flu and even frostbite.
After stopping at Clear Lake to perform, and frustrated by the conditions on the tour buses, Holly chose to charter a plane to reach their next venue in Moorhead, Minnesota. Richardson, suffering from ...
After 9/11 The First public Gathering of a large group of people was in Houston , Texas and a WWF Smackdown Event. Say what you want about pro wrestling but they Love their fans and they Love Their Country.
The Ring Announcer Lilian Garcia is a tremendous singer, and she was asked to sing the National Anthem. Knowing full well the amount of people who would see her sing that night , at first she did not want to do it for fear of messing it up. But she was convinced to do it and here is that result.
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From "The Concert For New York City" October 20, 2001
#Sept11 #NeverForget #America
Elton John - "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
From "The Concert For New York City" October 20, 2001
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The Concert for New York City Part 1
Featuring David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton and The Who
The concert was an attempt to honor the first responders from the New York City Fire Department and New York City Police Department, their families, and those lost in the attacks and those who had worked in the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in the weeks since that time.
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