Behind the Music The Day the Music Died (Season 2, Episode 19)
TV-14
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Music

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Behind the Music

The Day the Music Died (Season 2, Episode 19)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Music

Investigating the 1959 death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Interviews with record executives, producers and, news and radio clips from that tragic day on February 3, 1959.

Creator

Gay Rosenthal (co-creator)

Composer

Jon Ernst

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 3, 1999

Release date

Feb 3, 1999 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Tommy Allsup Self (as Tommy Alsup) Self (as Tommy Alsup) See fewer	Honkytonk Man (1982)
The Big Bopper Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	True Romance (1993)
Gary Busey Self Self See fewer	The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Jim Forbes Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Pass/Fail
Buddy Holly Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Big Fish (2003)
Bob Hope Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Waylon Jennings Self Self See fewer	Maverick (1994)
Don McLean Self Self See fewer	Black Widow (I) (2021)
Lou Diamond Phillips Self Self See fewer	Courage Under Fire (1996)
Ritchie Valens Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	La Bamba (1987)