The Day the Music Died (disambiguation)

"The Day the Music Died" is a February 3, 1959 plane crash when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died. It may also refer to:

• American Pie (song), the Don McLean song that coined the term
• The Day the Music Died (album), second album by Beneath the Sky
• Woodstock 1999, when riots and crime marred the 30th anniversary of the original Woodstock 1969 festival
• The Day the Music Died (radio), a BBC musical/comedy series
• The Day the Music Died, a novel written by Joseph C. Smith