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Music Appreciation

mahatmakanejeeves

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4. The casket of J.P. Richardson aka "The Big Bopper" at his funeral in Beaumont, February, 1959.

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Thu Feb 4, 2021, 10:35 AM

Feb 2021

Donny Ferguson Retweeted

The casket of J.P. Richardson aka "The Big Bopper" at his funeral in Beaumont, February, 1959. J.P. was known for his three # 1 hit singles "Chantilly Lace," "White Lightning," & "Running Bear." He, Buddy Holley, Ricthie Valens & pilot Roger Peterson died 62 years ago today.

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62 years ago today. The day the music died. A couple of years ago I took this photo of the makeshift shrine in the Iowa cornfield where their plane went down. It was eerie to stand there in the sunshine & think of what happened that night. A profound sense of loss swept over me.

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On this date in 1959 [View all] gladium et scutum Feb 2021 OP

Not on the plane: Dion and the Belmonts. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 #1

Also not on that plane gladium et scutum Feb 2021 #3

Remembering 'The Day the Music Died': Buddy Holly, Surf Ballroom coverage over the years mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 #2

The casket of J.P. Richardson aka "The Big Bopper" at his funeral in Beaumont, February, 1959. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 #4