3 February 1959 Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
The Day the Music Died , article rom Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died

SONGS ABOUT THE DEATH OFBUDDY HOLLY        

AMERICAN PIE   Don McLean, and others; recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=merican+pie+song

A LONG TIME AGO verse three   - Waylon Jennings       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pEvRx-Vsxg
A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY  - Mike Berry       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTlcDRB2gbA
Tribute To Buddy Holly , article rom Wikipedia    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribute_to_Buddy_Holly
THREE STARS  - Tommy Dee       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwO8bsMKuyI
HUG MY RADIATOR   - Dion       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL2WgjaVSBk

Link to Post from GerryM above AMERICAN PIE by Don McLean