I guess we owe the day's name to Don McLean and his 1971 hit, American Pie, but this happened in a simpler and more innocent time. Not many years later it was not uncommon to hear of overdose deaths and suicides, but in the 50's those abuses that existed were mostly behind the curtains of public image.
Today on the radio I heard an interview with the Donna of the Ritchie Valens hit Donna. She certainly had an interesting perspective about how times had changed. Her dad hated it that she was dating an Hispanic. Anyway, he wrote the song for her, and she heard it for the first time riding in a car with some girl friends. Click here for a listen.
Don McLean's lyrics not-withstanding, it seems the music didn't actually die that day after all.
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"American Pie" is Grant's favorite song! He may not understand the story behind it, but he sure knows good music when he hears it. He's a true American. ha ha
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