The Day The Music Died: The Last Tour Of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens (Omnibus Press)
by Larry Lehmer
Book Summary Information
Author: Larry LehmerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-01
ISBN: 0825672872
Number of pages: 324
Publisher: Music Sales Corporation
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Book Review: The Day the Music Died by Larry Lehmer
Summary: 5 Stars
Larry Lehmer has written a very well researched and thoroughly detailed book. The last time that I read a book that paid this close of attention to detail was "Truman" by David McCullough. Lehmer takes the time to give a biography of each star, as well as the story of their often forgotten pilot, Roger Peterson. In addition, Lehmer explores each theory of how the doomed aircraft may have gone down, remote as some of those possibilities may be. Lehmer's interviews with people who were actually on the Winter Dance Party tour with the three stars gives the reader a first-hand experience that would not have been possible with book research alone. He is able to portray the human aspect of the tragedy, as opposed to simply a timeline account. Never a dull moment, Lehmer's writing makes this book a joy to read. He doesn't leave a single thing out, providing the most thorough account of the Winter Dance Party tour, and, ultimately, the plane crash, to date.
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