On this edition of our podcast I take you to a farm field just outside Clear Lake, Iowa.  It was here on the evening of February 2, 1959, Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Waylon Jennings had just played a concert.  But the night would end in tragedy.  It was the event remembered in the first lines of the song Bye Bye Miss American Pie.

On this edition of our podcast I take you to a farm field just outside Clear Lake, Iowa.&nbsp; It was here on the evening of February 2, 1959, Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Waylon Jennings had just played a concert.&nbsp; But the night would end in tragedy.&nbsp; It was the event remembered in the first lines of the song Bye Bye Miss American Pie.

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

American Countryside - An Amazing Journey

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.  Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.&nbsp; Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

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