article_snippet: (CNN)It's the day the music died.
article_snippet: "That'll Be the Day" was silenced forever.
article_snippet: Fans remember 'the Day the Music Died' The crash has inspired generations of artists.
article_snippet: Don McLean, who was inspired by Holly's music, memorialized that day as "The Day the Music Died" in his 1971 song "American Pie.