The Day the Music Died, Part 2 on WSLR 96.5 LPFM
“‘THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED’”LIVES AGAIN ON THREE “RADIO DAVE’S LINER NOTES” BROADCASTS!
February 3, 2009 marks the 50th anniversary the tragic airplane crash near Mason City, Iowa that claimed the lives rock ‘n roll legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens,and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson.
Renown in Don McLean’s classic hit “American Pie” as “The Day The Music Died,” WSLR-LPFM’s “Radio Dave’s Liner Notes” relives the music and myths about all these artists’ hit songs in three Wednesday 11:00AM to 1:00PM broadcasts on January 28, February 4, and February 11.
Wednesday, February 4, 11:00AM to 1:00PM — “The Day The Music Died, Part 2″
Hundreds of “tribute” songs have been released in the past 50 years about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. This edition of “Radio Dave’s Liner Notes” will feature the best of the batch along with rare broacast recordings on radio newscasts about the fatal airplane crash that ran the next morning, February 4, 1959, after the wreckage that claimed the lives of Holly, Valens, Richardson, and their pilot was discovered.
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