Where They Stood
A podcast dedicated to Michigan history and morbidly amazing stories buried deep (and not so deep) in our family trees.
Where They Stood
32: Buddy, Ritchie, and the Big Bopper (Part 4)--The Stars Shine On
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The final episode of this four part series takes a look at some of the conspiracy theories surrounding the fatal plane crash (one that led to the exhumation of The Big Bopper), how rock & roll was saved, and the legacy that raves on.
Partial list of sources:
"The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's American Pie: American Pie Documentary
VH1's Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
The Day The Music Died by Larry Lehmer
https://ronfranscell.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BOPPER_EXHUMED_3-11-2007.pdf
https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/american-pie-reborn-how-iowa-farmer-saved-buddy-holly
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/22/don-mclean-american-pie-its-meaning-family-deaths-tragedy-60s#:~:text=McLean%20wrote%20it%20half%20a%20century%20ago%2C,for%20all%20what%20the%20lyrics%20actually%20mean.
Music: Saint Kilda Wedding by Harpo Marks