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There were supposed to be four people on the plane. There was only room for three. The fourth person lost the coin toss — or should I say won the toss. His name is Waylon Jennings. Jennings was the bass player for Holly’s band at the time. Some people [...]
A long, long time ago…
“American Pie” reached #1 in 1972, shortly after it was released. Buddy Holly, unfortunately, died in 1959 while other aspects of the song hint even further back.
I can still remember how That music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance, That I could make [...]
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A long, long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make me smile and I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance and maybe they’d be happy for a while but February made me shiver with every paper I delivered, bad news [...]
Coming up, one of the original and the most detailed explanations of the song, the lyrics, to American Pie that you will find anywhere. Some of the information is fact, some is rumor; we only serve to entertain by providing the information in its entirety. Enjoy it and be sure to comment if you have [...]
A new project has chosen 365 “Songs of the Century”, an effort to help school kids better understand American music and culture. The Recording Industry Association of America compiled the list with The National Endowment for the Arts. A list of the top song for each decade is below. For a look at all 365 [...]
FEBRUARY 3, 1959: “Clear Lake, Iowa (UPI)- Following an appearance before 1000 fans at Clear Lake last night, they chartered a plane at the Mason City Airport…and took off at 1:50 AM for Fargo, North Dakota. Their four-seat single engine plane crashed minutes later…”
The following was taken from “BUDDY HOLLY…A Biography in Words, Photographs and [...]
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: Lebanon — "President “Ike”Eisenhower sent troops to Lebanon where 241 marines died." NOT! There were only light casualties (3 marines/1 Airborne/others?) in the 1958 invasion/occupation. The [...]
: Listen to the american pie song and the yellow submarine!
: I agree with all of you peeps matt out! peace!!
: "american pie" was not the name of the plane. Don McLean has stated that on his website. It is simply a rumor
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