The Day The Music Died

[IronNoggin]

 

[IronNoggin]

 

[IronNoggin]

 

[IronNoggin]

 

[Beendare]

Silly me....I thought the title was referring to Billie Eilish going into hiding after proving she was an idiot with her hypocritical comments

 

[sierracharlie338]

When I think of the American pie song I automatically revert to the Weird Al version about Star Wars

 

[ODB]

The worst part of my birthday…tragic.

 

[CorbLand]

I clicked play on a couple of those and was instantly glad I grew up in the 90s early 2000s.

 

[IdahoBeav]

What's really interesting is how this music is largely unknown by most people today. However, at the time and in the years following, it directly influenced artists that several years to a couple decades later made music that everyone still listens to today.

 

[IronNoggin]

What's really interesting is how this music is largely unknown by most people today. However, at the time and in the years following, it directly influenced artists that several years to a couple decades later made music that everyone still listens to today.

True that. And I often wonder just how much more they would have influenced the development of music over time had they survived...

 

[LostArra]

Gary Busey is terrific

 

[cuzmort]

So tragic...and to think their bass player at the time, Waylon Jennings, gave up his seat on that specific flight to the Big Bopper. I'm sure he struggled with that the rest of his life, but thank God he lived.

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[Swamp Fox]

I clicked play on a couple of those and was instantly glad I grew up in the 90s early 2000s.

Garth Brooks fan, huh?

 

[Customweld]

Not a fan of this music at all but you can't deny that it was revolutionary and on the cutting edge for it's time. To have that much talent lost in one crash is terrible.

 

[CorbLand]

Garth Brooks fan, huh?

I will say, he does put on a good concert but country is more Strait and LeDoux for me. Not a big fan of Garth.

 

[IronNoggin]

17-year-old Bob Dylan (then Robert Zimmerman) saw Buddy Holly perform live at the Duluth National Guard Armory in Minnesota on January 31, 1959. This concert was part of the "Winter Dance Party" tour, just three days before Holly died in a plane crash. Dylan often cited this experience as a major influence, stating he was mere feet away and felt a "spiritual connection".
In this video, Bob Dylan describes his experience seeing Buddy Holly perform:

• The Experience: Dylan mentioned being only a few feet away from the stage and feeling a profound, lasting impact, describing it as "the night I saw Buddy Holly".
• Significance: In his 2017 Nobel Prize lecture, Dylan highlighted this concert as a defining moment, noting that Holly looked directly at him.
• Lasting Impact: The encounter is widely considered a "passing of the torch" in rock history, with the young Dylan witnessing one of his heroes shortly before his untimely death.

This pivotal moment in musical history was also a key event in shaping the young artist's career, as he often credited Holly's, along with other artists' performances, as inspiring him to pursue music.

 

[Poser]

So tragic...and to think their bass player at the time, Waylon Jennings, gave up his seat on that specific flight to the Big Bopper. I'm sure he struggled with that the rest of his life, but thank God he lived.

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To add to this, Waylon is on record telling the story that upon dropping them off at the airport, Buddy Holly cracked (jokingly) that, "I hope you freeze your azz off on that bus", to which Waylon responded, "well, I hope your plane crashes, hoss" -those were the last words they exchanged.

 

[Customweld]

To add to this, Waylon is on record telling the story that upon dropping them off at the airport, Buddy Holly cracked (jokingly) that, "I hope you freeze your azz off on that bus", to which Waylon responded, "well, I hope your plane crashes, hoss" -those were the last words they exchanged.

That would be a helluva burden to carry. Probably helped shape the train wreck he was later on in life.