[jetpilot]

Today is the anniversary of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper and immortalized by the Don McLean song "American Pie". Very heartbreaking for a whole generation of early Rock and Roll fans. The movie "La Bamba" was fantastic, both the acting and music.

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Hey OSH I don't give one rat's ass if any of these people were Republican or Democrat and don't even want to know.*** 

So what are some other tragedies having to do with music hit you or your parents and family members hard?