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Reviews: The Paley Brothers and John Brodeur

By John Borack
Graham Nash, The Crickets and Bobby Vee (third from the left) rock the night away in Clear Lake, Iowa, Feb. 2, 2009, at the "50 Winters Later" event honoring the 50th anniversary of the final Winter Dance Party show for Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, before the Feb. 3, 1959 plane crash that took their lives. (Craig Moore)
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Bobby Vee wouldn't change a thing Part 2

By Goldmine Staff
Bobby Vee played the Moorhead, Minn., armory with The Shadows following the Feb. 3, 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. (Hoffman Talent Incorporated)
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Bobby Vee wouldn't change a thing, Part 1

By Goldmine Staff
Buddy Holly and The Crickets. Feb. 3, 2009, marked the 50th anniversary of "The Day The Music Died," the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. Photo: James J. Kriegsman.
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Explore Buddy Holly's legacy, part 2

By Goldmine Staff