The Day The Music Died - Feb 3, 1959


	The Day The Music Died - Feb 3, 1959
BartendingBear
1-28-2009 1:15 PM
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BartendingBear says:
In memory of what they gave us. Who knows what might have been?
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1-28-2009 1:22 PM
shaor
Was that the crash that killed so many singers? and actors? that was so sad!
1-29-2009 11:26 AM
tanyamm
A lot of talent has died in airplane crashes; Patsy Cline, Jim Croce, John Denver to name a few more.
1-29-2009 12:10 PM
ofcapri
Ricky Nelson.
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