"Day the Music Died" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Day the Music Died [canonical]
Etymology: Coined in 1971 by singer-songwriter Don McLean, in his song "American Pie". Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Day the Music Died}} the Day the Music Died
  1. (historical) 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. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Historical events, Music
    Sense id: en-Day_the_Music_Died-en-name-C26b3odI Disambiguation of Historical events: 58 42 Disambiguation of Music: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
  2. (by extension) 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. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Day_the_Music_Died-en-name-iTlTY9iy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: day the music died

Alternative forms

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