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It's Been 66 Years Since The Day the Music Died. Ritchie Valens' Sister Is Grateful to Don McLean for Singing About It (Exclusive)
has become commonly referred to in pop culture as "The Day the Music Died" — but for "American Pie" creator Don McLean and Connie Valens, the younger sister of late hitmaker Ritchie Valens ...
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On This Day in 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens Tragically Died, Inspiring Don McLean’s “American Pie”
Frankly, if it wasn’t for McLean, the names Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper might have been forgotten altogether. Today marks the 66th anniversary of that fateful day.