WI: The Day The Music Doesn't Die

Doing my Lennon DWBI biography got me thinking about this among other music-related TLs. In 1959 Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper rule the up-and-coming American rock scene. Losing them was probably the biggest loss of the era and in my opinion ranks up there with Cobain, Elvis and Micheal Jackson in terms of how much of a loss for music/the times it was. On the flip side, those three dying arguably opened the field for a new crop of talent that would rule the 60s.

So, what if they don't die? Any POD can work here: the flight goes normally, they all decide to take the bus, they never end up in Clear Lake to begin with, etc. How long do they keep dominating the scene, or does the new crop of talent for the new decade end up pushing them out anyway?
 
Doing my Lennon DWBI biography got me thinking about this among other music-related TLs. In 1959 Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper rule the up-and-coming American rock scene. Losing them was probably the biggest loss of the era and in my opinion ranks up there with Cobain, Elvis and Micheal Jackson in terms of how much of a loss for music/the times it was. On the flip side, those three dying arguably opened the field for a new crop of talent that would rule the 60s.

So, what if they don't die? Any POD can work here: the flight goes normally, they all decide to take the bus, they never end up in Clear Lake to begin with, etc. How long do they keep dominating the scene, or does the new crop of talent for the new decade end up pushing them out anyway?

Personally, I'd like to see Buddy Holly be referred to as the King of Rock and Roll instead of Elvis.
 
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