1 definition by elvis costello and buddy holly

The Day Music Died

3rd February 1959, the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson and the pilot Roger Peterson's lives were claimed in a plane crash just minutes after taking off from Clear Lake. This was, and still is, known as 'The Day Music Died'.

Maggie: What happened on the 3rd February 1959?

Peter: It was the day music died.

by elvis costello and buddy holly January 20, 2010