Images of Buddy Holly adorn the Surf Ballroom as rock 'n' roll enjoy a tribute concert memorializing Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens in Clear Lake, Iowa on February 2, 2009. The three rock 'n' roll pioneers played their last show at the Surf Ballroom 50 years ago to the day. Singer Don McLean coined the phrase "the day the music died" in his hit song "American Pie" referring to the death of the plane crash that killed the three stars in the early morning hours of February 3, 1959. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)
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3000 x 1881 px | 25.4 x 15.9 cm | 10 x 6.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2 February 2009Photographer:
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