The answer to today's Moxie's Flashback Pop Quiz is: 1969.
Today is The Day the Music Died. It's also Bubble Gum Day and Feed The Birds Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1959 February 3rd, 1959 was"the day the music died", when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
1968 The Beatles record "Lady Madonna" at Abbey Road studios in just three takes.
1969 The Beatles hired Allen Klein to be their new manager. John Lennon,
1978 The TV movie Dead Man's Curve, based on the lives of Jan And Dean, airs on ABC.
2002 Paul McCartney and Barry Manilow sing at a pre-game concert before Super Bowl 36.
2003 Phil Spector was arrested in investigation of the murder of Lana Clarkson.
2016 Maurice White, co-founder of Earth, Wind And Fire died at the age of 74.
DON McLEAN REFLECTIONS! As the artist who wrote the 1971 #1 hit "American Pie," Don McLean reflects on what he called "the day the music died." He says, "Buddy Holly was only 22 years old when he died…By that time, he had recorded something like 60 sides and every one of them was a hit song and most were hit records. Even the Beatles cannot compare to the magnitude of this contribution." These days, Don McLean kicks off a string of live dates beginning February 24 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Get the dates.
CELEBRITY SUE-AGE! A financial dispute has broken out among the children of the late Bobby Vee. Apparently Robby Velline and Jennifer Whittet Velline have filed a petition accusing their siblings, Jeff and Tommy Velline, of diverting money from their father's estate to fund Rockhouse Productions, a recording studio established by Vee and his late wife in the 1980s and now run by their two sons. Get the dirty details.
CAROL BURNETTE SHOW! Carol Burnett may soon be back on TV after ABC picked up her comedy pilot, Household Name. The show follows a family that has a chance to own their dream house, on the condition that they share it with the previous owner played by Burnett. Get the details.
STATE THE FACTS! Everybody knows the standard stuff about their home state. But there are also some weird little facts that they probably never knew. Check out a video of some fascinating trivia about every state in the union.
