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The Death of Buddy Holly
The sudden and unexpected death of popular musician Buddy Holly shocks the nation. -
Death of Richie Valens
Richie Valens, along with the Big Bopper die in a plane crash. -
The Crickets
"And, the three men I admire most: the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost..." The three figures in this line from verse six are representative of The Crickets. -
The Innocence is Gone
The beginning of the end for sock hops, pckup trucks, and pink carnations. The innocence of the fifties is gone. -
Music Replaces Religion
As the 1960's progress many young people's faith in God is replaced by faith in popular music groups, such as The Beatles. -
The 1950s Chevys were out of style
The old Chevy trucks are going out of style and a new era of auomotives are coming through. -
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The Radican Sixties
This was the time period in which many counterculture movements got their start. This includes the Women's Rights, Black Power, Antiwar and Revolutionary Youth Movements. -
Altamont Speedway concerts breaks into violence
Altamont was supposed to be a Woodstock sequel, but violence quickly ended the flower power movement after this concert. -
Death of Jimi Hendrix
The Woodstock performer dies of inhalation of vomit due to a drug overdose. -
Death of Janis Joplin
The famous American singer-songwriter dies of a heroin overdose.
