The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie ValensPaperback, 1 April 2003

The story of the last tour of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens-and the fatal air crash that took their lives. Drawing on new documentary information, the author recreates the often grueling conditions of an early rock and roll tour, and provides new facts about "the day the music died." With 50 photos.