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50 Years Ago -->The Day The Music Died
Yidwithlid ^
| 2/2/09
| Yidwithlid
Posted on 02/02/2009 7:39:26 AM PST by Shellybenoit
In one of music's most tragic accidents, a light plane carrying three people who changed the face of Rock forever crashed in an Iowa field shortly after leaving a concert on Feb. 3, 1959. Buddy Holly had chartered the plane to take his band to their next gig in North Dakota while other artists and staff took the usual means of tour bus....
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TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: americanpie; bigbopper; buddyholly; ritchievalens
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To: Shellybenoit
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posted on
02/02/2009 7:41:37 AM PST
by
bgill
To: Shellybenoit
To: Shellybenoit
Buddy Hollys recording career lasted 17 months,
talk about IMPACT !
Absolutely impossible to guess where his muse would’ve taken him.
tragic loss to this music fan
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posted on
02/02/2009 7:53:41 AM PST
by
daku
(Obama has experience pouring out of those big ears of his.)
To: Shellybenoit
Thats odd, I seem to recall quite a bit of music since....
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posted on
02/02/2009 7:54:34 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: daku
I was only 5 then. I can only imagine the sadness for those of teenage years back then.
To: LibFreeUSA
To: Shellybenoit
I saw a documentary about this not long ago....IIRC, blame was put on the kid flying the plane; likely got disoriented.
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posted on
02/02/2009 7:58:06 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(Here's hoping the Kennedy family trust is in deep....with Madoff)
To: Shellybenoit; bgill; LibFreeUSA; daku; Badeye; All
Three guitarists that I can think of who died from accidents are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Randy Rhoads of Ozzy fame, and Criss Oliva of Savatage.
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posted on
02/02/2009 8:03:12 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
To: wastedyears
Didn’t one of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s guitarists die in that infamous plane crash?
I know one of the original keyboardists for the group died over the weekend, btw.
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posted on
02/02/2009 8:05:41 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: Shellybenoit
There's an excellent article about the crash in this month's AOPA magazine. It tells the story from a pilot's perspective, including details about the ill fated pilot's flight record, the weather briefings he received (some briefings were deemed faulty and incomplete), and the fact that he was not instrument rated, yet departed into deteriorating instrument conditions in advance of an approaching cold front. In fact, had failed his instrument check ride some months before and was completely unfamiliar with the particular “artificial horizon” instrument that was installed in the airplane. It's an interesting read and shows how the pilot let a bunch of things stack up on him. It's usually a series of events that lead up to a crash and this one is no exception. If they'd have waited until the next morning they would have faired much better because the weather had inproved significantly. So much improvement that there probably wouldn't have been a crash and they would still have made their next show with plenty of time to spare......
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posted on
02/02/2009 8:05:51 AM PST
by
Thermalseeker
(Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem - Ronald Wilson Reagan)
To: ErnBatavia
...likely got disoriented. Yes, the investigators concluded that spatial disorientation was the cause. The pilot was not instrument rated, but took off into deteriorating instrument conditions. There was also heavy icing reported in the area, but it is unlikely that played a significant roll because the flight was so short. Since the wreckage wasn't discovered until the next morning, though, there is no way to know conclusively whether or not icing added to the situation.
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posted on
02/02/2009 8:09:44 AM PST
by
Thermalseeker
(Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem - Ronald Wilson Reagan)
To: Badeye
Ah yes, him as well as Duane Allman.
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posted on
02/02/2009 8:10:25 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
To: wastedyears
Thought Allman died hitting a peach truck on a bike.
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posted on
02/02/2009 8:13:19 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: Badeye
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posted on
02/02/2009 8:25:21 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
To: wastedyears
Well...yes...but we are talking about plane crashes, and the rockers that were involved.
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posted on
02/02/2009 8:31:15 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: Shellybenoit
Better posted on the 3rd don’t ya think?
Loved Buddy Holly
To: Thermalseeker
Is it online anywhere? I would love to read it
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posted on
02/02/2009 9:26:41 AM PST
by
Shellybenoit
(http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com)
To: Shellybenoit
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posted on
02/02/2009 9:41:39 AM PST
by
Deo volente
(High Noon, January 20, 2009: Our long national nightmare begins.)
To: Deo volente
Waylen Jennings turned down a seat on that plane, too.
He was 19 at the time.
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posted on
02/02/2009 9:43:24 AM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
(ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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