Don McLean wrote this song, inspired by his own youthful memories and the emotions that the news of Buddy Holly’s death aroused in him. This song refers partly to the history of the tragedy that happened to young musicians and pioneers of rock and roll in 1959 and partly to the history of the United States in the idealized 1950s and gloomy 1960s. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for a month, peaked at number one on the Australian music chart, and reached the top 10 on the Danish and Norwegian charts. “American Pie” is a folk rock song by Don McLean for the 1971 album of the same name. Subsequently, singer-songwriter Don McLean called this day “The Day the Music Died,” The biographical song “American Pie” about these and many other historical events was ranked fifth in the top 25 cult American songs. Despite their young age, they managed to have a particular influence on the development of this style of music, so their tragedy shocked America. On February 3, 1959, three young rock and roll pioneers, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and Big Bopper, tragically died in a plane crash. The Story of the Song «American Pie» – Don McLean
