The Don McLean song 'American Pie' is a tribute to who?

satguru

Buddy Holly, though it was incorrect that was the name of the plane that he died on http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/amerpie.htm Jun 29 06, 7:46 PM

bennigans

buddy holly Jun 29 06, 7:55 PM

fluffyjo

Buddy Holly Jun 29 06, 9:07 PM

Babba06

What about Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper? Jun 29 06, 11:27 PM

BungeeAZ

It's a tribute to what he calls "The Day The Music Died." Which is the day that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa. Jun 30 06, 1:15 PM

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