The Winter Dance Party
The Winter Dance Party was a three-week tour through the heart of the West. Buddy Holly and the gang would set out on a bus tour through the most freezing part of America in the coldest months of the year. No one would have thought that such a great spirited winter tour could end in such tragedy.
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In honor of the integrity of rock & roll, we will first look into the lives lost on “The Day the Music Died.” Rock & roll came into the music scene in the year 1954 with Bill Haley & the Comets and Elvis Presley. It was a fusion of white country swing and black rhythm and blues that ignited teen spirit across America.