February 3, 1959 will always be remembered as 'the day the music died.' On that frigid occasion, a small plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper crashed in a frozen Iowa field, killing all touring three rock and roll luminaries and their pilot. Bear Family's posthumous tribute disc to the tragedy brings together some of their greatest recordings on this one-of-a-kind collection, along with key sides from the surviving participants of the tour.
1 Winter Dance Party' Radio Promo - the Big Bopper
2 Chantilly Lace - the Big Bopper
3 Winter Dance Party' Radio Promo - Buddy Holly
4 Heartbeat - Buddy Holly
5 Winter Dance Party' Radio Promo - Ritchie Valens
6 La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
7 Maybe Baby - the Crickets
8 Class Room - Frankie Sardo
9 I Can't Go on (Rosalie) - Dion & the Belmonts
10 Alan Freed Radio Show Part 1 (Incl I'm Gonna Love You Too) - Buddy Holly
11 Little Red Riding Hood - the Big Bopper
12 Fast Freight - Arvee Allens (Ritchie Valens)
13 Interviewed By Alan Freed - Buddy Holly
14 It's So Easy - Buddy Holly
15 If You Can't Rock Me - Debbie Stevens
16 Monkey Song (You Made a Monkey Out of Me) - the Big Bopper
17 Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
18 I Wonder Why - Dion & the Belmonts
19 Alan Freed Radio Show Part 2 (Incl Listen to Me) - Buddy Holly
20 Donna Commercial - Ritchie Valens
21 Donna - Ritchie Valens
22 Ting-A-Ling - Buddy Holly & the Three Tunes
23 Fake Out - Frankie Sardo
24 Big Bopper's Wedding - the Big Bopper
25 Come on Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
26 Well All Right - Buddy Holly
27 Big Baby Blues - Arvee Allens (Ritchie Valens)
28 A Teen-Age Moon - the Big Bopper
29 When Sin Stops - Waylon Jennings
30 No One Knows - Dion & the Belmonts
31 Plane Crash Report #1 Feb 3, 1959 - Newscast
32 It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly
33 Three Stars - Eddie Cochran
34 Teen Angel - Dion & the Belmonts
35 Plane Crash Report #2 Feb 3, 1959 - Newscast
36 The Great Tragedy - Hershel Almond
37 The Ballad of Donna and Peggy Sue - Ray Campi
38 Plane Crash Report #3 Feb 3, 1959 - Newscast
39 That'll Be the Day - the Crickets
40 Gold Records in the Snow - Benny Barnes
February 3, 1959 will always be remembered as 'the day the music died.' On that frigid occasion, a small plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper crashed in a frozen Iowa field, killing all touring three rock and roll luminaries and their pilot. Bear Family's posthumous tribute disc to the tragedy brings together some of their greatest recordings on this one-of-a-kind collection, along with key sides from the surviving participants of the tour.
