don mclean sang the song the day the music died.
don mclean sang the song the day the music died.
who sang the song the day the music died?
don mclean
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on february 3, 1959, american rock and roll musicians buddy holly, ritchie valens, and "the big bopper" j. p. richardson were 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".
the day the music died
waller returned to recording in 2002 as part of the "he's a rebel: the gene pitney story retold" project produced by gary pig gold. in 2007, waller released a solo album "plays the beatles", featuring a new recording of "woman", which paul mccartney wrote under the pseudonym of bernard webb, and which had been a peter and gordon hit in the mid-1960s. in 2008, he followed up with the release of "rebel rider". on 19 july 2008, peter and gordon performed together at the cannery casino in las vegas, nevada. also on the bill that night were chad & jeremy. both duos sang the final concert song ("bye bye love") together for only the second time. on 21 august 2008, they performed a free concert on the pier in santa monica, california, briefly accompanied by joan baez. on 2 february 2009 gordon performed with asher at the surf ballroom as part of a tribute concert marking the 50th anniversary of "the day the music died.
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