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The sudden and unexpected death of popular musician Buddy Holly shocks the nation.
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Richie Valens, along with the Big Bopper die in a plane crash.
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"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.
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The beginning of the end for sock hops, pckup trucks, and pink carnations. The innocence of the fifties is gone.
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As the 1960's progress many young people's faith in God is replaced by faith in popular music groups, such as The Beatles.
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The old Chevy trucks are going out of style and a new era of auomotives are coming through.
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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.
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Altamont was supposed to be a Woodstock sequel, but violence quickly ended the flower power movement after this concert.
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The Woodstock performer dies of inhalation of vomit due to a drug overdose.
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The famous American singer-songwriter dies of a heroin overdose.
