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On This Day in 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens Tragically Died, Inspiring Don McLean’s “American Pie”
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...
'American Pie' singer Don McLean critical of 'very bad lyric writing' in modern music
"American Pie" singer Don McLean has some strong opinions about modern music as he marks the 66th anniversary of "The Day the Music Died." ...
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It's Been 66 Years Since The Day the Music Died. Ritchie Valens' Sister Is Grateful to Don McLean for Singing About It (Exclusive)
McLean, who wrote the folk-rock hit "American ... alongside fellow generational talents Buddy Holly and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, tells PEOPLE "our entire family was in shock" to hear ...
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Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’: Lyrics, Live & Similar Songs
Don McLean is an amazing folk ... February 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash. McLean wrote this 8-minute song to capture this tragic event and ...
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More than 60 years after plane crash, Buddy Holly's music, legacy very much alive
It's been coined as "The Day the Music Died," which is the famous line from Don McLean's hit song "American Pie." But more ...
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More than 60 years after plane crash, Buddy Holly's music, legacy very much alive
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson ... It's been coined as "The Day the Music Died," which is the famous line from Don McLean's hit song "American Pie." But more than 60 years later ...