Day the Music Died: 50th Anniversary

A preview of the full story that ran Friday, 10pm, November 14, 2008, on CBS 13 KOVR, Sacramento. (THE FULL STORY CAN NOW BE VIEWED AT CBS13.COM, CLICK "SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS") It marks the 50th anniversary of The Day the Music Died -- the plane crash that killed three rising rock-n-roll superstars: Buddy Holley, The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens. Included are exclusive interviews with Ritchies brothers and sisters, and with Donna Fox, THE Donna -- Ritchie's highschool sweetheart and inspiration for his hit song "Donna."

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[WasThatFrank]

Is that REAL footage of Ritchie Valens at 0:38 or is it from the movie?

[shawnboyd]

@WasThatFrank

That is actual footage of Ritchie -- very rare.

[sega31098]

@sega31098

Scratch that. The plane didn't crash on Friday.

[027220]

@WasThatFrank Real.

[MsGilette]

its really Donna omg

[horizon327]

did bob really yell ritchieeee as portrayed at the end of movie?

[SuperRobbie1976]

its a shame the family heard about it after the fact.

[Lorenzo84no]

We miss you guys... ;) it's true...we miss you...we don't have rock n roll in our days...we miss you...we love you

A kiss from Italy...to rock'n'roll heaven...

[Testingpointer1]

so sadT_T..

why not the terrorist?

why he?

theres a good reason.