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Tables of Contents for The Day the Music Died
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface and Acknowledgments
ix
1 The Crash
1
4
COMING TOGETHER
2 Big Beat from Texas
5
21
3 The Big Bopper
26
11
4 Getting Ready
37
11
5 La Bamba
48
13
THE WINTER DANCE PARTY
6 The Tour Begins
61
14
7 The Tour Goes Bad
75
13
8 The Tour from Hell
88
11
9 The Flight
99
AFTERMATH
10 A Star Is Born
115
13
11 New Directions
128
7
12 The CAB Report
135
7
13 The Controversy
142
13
14 Legacies
155
23
15 Family Affairs
178
11
16 The Fans
189
10
17 Where Are They Now?
199
25
18 The Last Tour
224
9
Appendix A: The Plane
233
6
Appendix B: Roger Peterson's Flying Career
239
6
Notes and References
245
6
Bibliography
251
6
Index
257