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"American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released in 1971 on the album of the same name, the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 starting January 15 [2] after just eight weeks on the US Billboard charts (where it entered at number 69). [3]
American Pie is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released by United Artists Records in October 1971. The folk rock album reached number one on the Billboard 200, containing the chart-topping singles "American Pie" and "Vincent".
Donald McLean III / m ə ˈ k l eɪ n / (born October 2, 1945) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". [2] [3] He is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". [4]
Don McLean shares how he came to write 'American Pie,' from delivering papers with the news of Buddy Holly's death to meeting the Everly Brothers.
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1971 which peaked in 1972 Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten December 18 "American Pie" Don McLean: 1 January 15 11 December 25 "Scorpio" Dennis Coffey: 6 January 8 6 "Hey Girl" / "I Knew You When" Donny Osmond: 9 January 15 4
Why, 60 years after rock 'n' roll's first tragedy, people across globe trek to Iowa's Surf Ballroom to celebrate the life and music of Buddy Holly.
[a] [1] [2] The event became known as "The Day the Music Died" after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song "American Pie". At the time, Holly and his band, consisting of Waylon Jennings , Tommy Allsup , and Carl Bunch , were playing on the "Winter Dance Party" tour across the American Midwest .
But, he said, the then-first lady’s request was that he didn’t sing his 1971 tune “Orphans of Wealth,” which he described as a “long, powerful song” about poverty in America. “I sang ...