The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens
- ISBN-10
- 0857127519
- ISBN-13
- 9780857127518
- Series
- The Day the Music Died
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03-07
- Publisher
- Schirmer Trade Books
- Author
- Larry Lehmer
Description
The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the 'Big Bopper' and Ritchie Valens. The tragic deaths of these three fifties Rock n Roll stars was immortalised in Don McLean's classic hit American Pie. The poignant story of the build-up to, events of, and the fall-out from the infamous 'Day The Music Died' are told here in painstaking chronological detail. A must for any serious rock n roll fan or student.
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Other editions
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- 2000-12-22
- 300 pages
- Paperback
- Schirmer Trade Books
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