Most of you are probably too young to remember, but I clearly remember waking on that Tuesday morning (Feb 1959) and hearing the news on the radio. Part of me died that day 49 years ago. Ameican Pie (song & vid combined bring tears to my eyes every time!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsZFiMo8TIc&feature=related Ritchie Valens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coy8Hoa1DNw The Big Bopper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TcC_ni0ojo Buddy Holly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7imXj3Hc9M Buddy holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper tribute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRznjvaZ3Sk Excellent pics - terrible audio - turn off your speakers and enjoy the visual trip. American Pie annotated lyrics http://www.fiftiesweb.com/amerpie-1.htm shit - i wanted to add more, but I'm having a hard time seeing the keyboard through the freakin' tears. We lost our innocence in 1959
Nope, I don't remember, I was 7. I remember Kennedy's death though. I was in class when they announced it, 5th or 6th grade.
I understand what your feeling , I felt that way too when John Lennon died. I still remember exactly what I was doing when the announcment hit the radio.
I was only 7 when it happened but I knew something bad happened cause you could feel it in ther air. I could tell my parents were upset and they told me what happened. Tragic day for music indeed back then. Peace
I was 12, coming up to being a teenager, had pictures cut out of magazines taped to my room walls of these, to me, teen idols, and remember listening to radio luxemburg, and thinking that we'd never hear these great old songs again.. thankfully i was wrong, the music lives on..
i took my kids and grandkids to clear lake,ia. to see the surf ballroom where they played their last gig.the fifties were great.i was a little kid back then but i remember those days
it's almost 50 years now.i was 9 rock and roll yeah.i helped my brother deliver papers so i always think of don mccleans song......but february made me shiver.with every paper i'd deliver
....but february made me shiver....with every paper i'd deliver....bad news on the doorstep....i couldn't take one more step....
