The Day the Music Died (disambiguation)
The Day the Music Died is a February 3, 1959, plane crash in which Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died.

The Day the Music Died may also refer to:
"American Pie", a song by Don McLean, where the phrase is featured at the end of each verse
The Day the Music Died (album), an album by Beneath the Sky
The Day the Music Died (radio), a BBC musical/comedy series
The Day the Music Died, a novel by Joseph C. Smith