What is the name of the day that commemorates the death of someone who once hired Waylon Jennings to play bass?
The Day the Music Died On February 3, 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event later became known as "The Day the Music Died", after singer-songwriter Don McLean so referred to it in his 1971 song "American Pie".
David Brown (American musician) David Brown (February 15, 1947 – September 4, 2000) was the primary bass player for the band Santana from 1966 until 1971, then again from 1974 until 1976.