Jul 16, 2017 · It is thanks to McLean that this sad day is known as “the day the music died”. McLean conveys sadness at the loss of American innocence (a farewell to the all-american apple pie) with imagery of the a 1950s farewell party. The lyrics have a double meaning.

Nov 22, 2023 · In the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, music died. Videos by American Songwriter. Just minutes after taking off on a chartered flight from Mason City, Iowa on the way to their...

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 1971 s...

Dec 21, 2024 · At the heart of “American Pie” lies the phrase “The day the music died,” which McLean uses to refer to the tragic plane crash on February 3, 1959, that took the lives of rock ‘n’ roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper.

Jul 22, 2022 · What Phil Everly told Don McLean about Buddy Holly and the day the music died. This is before we started thinking of the date that plane went down – Feb. 3, 1959 – as "the day the music died."

Dec 22, 2020 · The Day the Music Died was Feb. 3, 1959. That was the morning that a small chartered plane crashed in a cornfield in Iowa and killed three of rock n' roll's biggest and brightest upcoming stars.

1 day ago · Thanks to Don McLean’s 1972 hit song, “American Pie,” people refer to the passing of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper as “The Day The Music Died.” For context, on February ...

1 day ago · A little over a decade later, Don McLean wrote about the "day the music died" in what would become one of the most played songs of all time, "American Pie." KPCW's Roger Goldman and Sarah Ervin take listeners on a deep dive into the meaning behind the lyrics and a verse-by-verse analysis into the reference and songs that inspired McLean.

Feb 2, 2024 · Referenced in the lyrics as “the day the music died,” McLean’s 1971 song was paying homage to Feb. 3, 1959—the day pop music idols Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, Jr. (“The Big Bopper”) were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

Jul 21, 2022 · NEW YORK -- Fifty years after his song "American Pie" became a hit, singer/songwriter Don McLean is talking about the meaning of the song. McLean opens up in a new documentary called "The...