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Live video. "American Pie live performance on BBC, July 29, 1972" on YouTube. " 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 ...
Creeque Alley. " Creeque Alley " is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard pop singles chart the week of Memorial Day ...
On a CD of the album American Pie, the song American Pie on it was 8:32. The article says otherwise My copy of the song seems to say 8:32. — Ambush Commander 22:20, 4 February 2006 (UTC) According to allmusic, it's 8:38. -- Ritchy 23:31, 4 February 2006 (UTC) It all probably depends on how long it fades out at the end.
On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. [ 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 ...
Iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter (/ aɪˌæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtər / eye-AM-bik pen-TAM-it-ər) is a type of metric line used in traditional English poetry and verse drama. The term describes the rhythm, or meter, established by the words in each line. Rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables called "feet". "Iambic" indicates that the ...
file. help. " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the " Defence of Fort M'Henry ", [2] a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
Released: February 1972[2] 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". Recorded in May and June 1971 at The Record Plant in New ...
American Pie (Don McLean album), the 1971 Don McLean album which included the namesake song. American Pie (Groove Holmes album), a 1972 album by Groove Holmes featuring a cover of the above song. "American Pie", a 2018 song by Shea Diamond. American Pie (film series), a series of teen films. American Pie (film), a 1999 film, first in the series.