The accident affected the then 13-year-old deeply, leaving him almost obsessed with finding out more. 3, 1959, when Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens all perished in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. As most fans of the song know, “the day the music died” references Feb.
McLean grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., feeling loved but distant from his family, and entranced by artists such as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Gene Vincent. Selena Gomez's Linda Ronstadt Biopic to Be Directed By David O.
