Allison and Mauldin looked forward to rejoining Holly after he returned from a winter tour through the northern Midwest . In the meantime , Mauldin , Allison , and Sonny Curtis ( a friend and collaborator of Holly 's ) began recording new songs as the Crickets , with vocals by Earl Sinks . While they were recording , it was announced that Holly had died in a plane crash while on tour
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The Day the Music Died
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