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Today's the Day the Music Died

It's the anniversary of the musical tragedy in Don McLean's famous song.

Today's the Day the Music Died

Mon, 03 Feb, 2014 - 11:10

Everyone knows Don McLean's famous song "American Pie" – but did you know it was 55 years ago, on February 3, 1959, that the group of musicians the song references were tragically killed in a plane crash?

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