by Teri Vance

Created on: October 05, 2010

This is the heart and soul, of rock and roll, in front of the pack, on top of the stack. Number one with a bullet, the ones we will never forget!  We can all testify, Rock and Roll will never die. Coming to you live, from Helium, this is TNT.  This dedication goes out to all of you, my Dear Readers .....

    February 3, 1959 will forever be distinguished as "The Day the Music Died".  Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson, perished in a plane crash, during a snowstorm, just outside of Clear Lake, Iowa.  This date in history has been immortalized by Don McLean in the song "American Pie", released on the album by the same name in 1971, with the song hitting number one in 1972.

    
    My birthday just happens to, BE, February 3rd. Not 1959, but 1964. Five years after the infamous day in history. That day in history was just a bit before my time, so for the purpose of my dedication to you, My Dear Reader, I will share with you, the days "The Music Died", that I can personally remember, and actually had an impact on me. (Just a note, before I get started, I have to give a shout out, to my main men, Jimi Hendrix, *9-18-70*, and Jim Morrison,*7-3-71* and my main lady, Janis Joplin, *10-4-70*. ( Even though I personally don't remember their deaths,they all died at the pinnacle of what they could, and should have been.)

   The first, "Day the Music Died" death I can personally remember, was Elvis Presley, *8-16-77*. I remember being in my room, listening to records on my stereo, and my Mom, coming into my room and telling me, that it was just on the T.V. news, that Elvis had died.  My Mom was a big Elvis fan, although I really wasn't. I admit there was a few "Elvis" songs that I liked then, and still do, but, he was never one of my favorites. It was still a shock to me, when my Mom came into my room, and told me that Elvis had died that August day. The KING of Rock and Roll was gone.

   The second, "Day The Music Died" day for me was, *10-20-77*.  Ronnie Van Zant, Steve and Cassie Gaines, of Lynyrd Skynyrd, perished in yet another plane crash.  Their album "Street Survivors" was released three days before the crash, and I actually purchased the album the day it was released. I have in my possesion, to this day, the ORIGINAL "Flame" vinyl album.  Unlike Elvis, Lynyrd Skynyrd was, and IS, one of my favorites.  After the deaths of these

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