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The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

On February 3 1959, three legendary rockabilly stars, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, were killed in a plane crash. Feb. 3 was the 60th anniversary of the tragic event, which is also commonly referred to as “the day the music died”.

The day the music died

Nolan Sanders, Staff Writer February 8, 2019

This past Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the day a fiery plane crash in Iowa took the lives of three of rock ‘n’ roll’s most influential pioneers: Ritchie Valens, J.P. “The Big Bopper”...

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