DragonKing Dark: The day the music died

It was shocking, tragic, and immortalized in song.

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper (and nearly Waylon Jennings) were killed in a plane crash during a concert tour. Cut down before their prime years began, the shocking truth is that this was even a bigger tragedy than it seemed due to the potential these young men had.

On this week’s DragonKing Dark and as part of my 100 darkest moments in pop culture, I look at the day the music died.

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