day the music died
day the music died is the alternative letter-case form of Day the Music Died.
Proper noun capitalized: Day the Music Died
the Day the Music Died
- February 3rd, 1959, the day when American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.
- Any other day perceived in an extremely sad light, especially one in which a musician or musicians died, or in which negative consequences to the music industry were otherwise caused.
- Frank Sinatra's death marked the Day the Music Died.
Forms of day the music died
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Origin of day the music died
Coined in 1971 by singer-songwriter Don McLean, in his song "American Pie".
Questions about day the music died
- What does day the music died mean?
- Day the music died means february 3rd, 1959, the day when American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.
- What is day the music died the alternative letter-case form of?
- Day the music died is the alternative letter-case form of Day the Music Died.
- What part of speech is day the music died?
- Day the music died is a proper noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: day the music died (page history and authors); Day the Music Died (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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