THE DAYS THE MUSIC DIED

A list of prominent musicians who have died in air crashes: * RICK NELSON--New Year’s Eve, 1985, near De Kalb, Tex.

* LYNYRD SKYNYRD BAND--Oct. 21, 1977, Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Stevie Gaines, near McComb, Miss.

* JIM CROCE--Sept. 20, 1973, near Natchitoches, La.

* OTIS REDDING--Dec. 10, 1967, along with members of his band, the Bar-Kays, in Wisconsin

* PATSY CLINE--March 5, 1963, along with Grand Ole Opry stars Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins, near Camden, Tenn.

* BUDDY HOLLY, RICHIE VALENS, J. P. RICHARDSON (THE BIG BOPPER)--Feb. 3, 1959, near Mason City, Iowa

* GLENN MILLER--Dec. 15, 1944, over the English Channel