February 3, 1959: "The Day the Music Died"

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Nobody called it that until (edited: late 1971}, when the song by that name was released.

More editing: that's not the name of the song either. It's "American Pie."

I can't do better than this post of Dennis Donovan's:

Mon Feb 3, 2020: 61 Years Ago Today: "The Day the Music Died"

There might be some threads from last year.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=archives&date=2021x2x3

[highplainsdem]

1. I think the song you mean is Don McLean's American Pie, from 1971.

Tragic loss of three great artists in that plane crash. Loved all of them.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. '71, was it? I didn't start hearing it until just about this time in 1972, when it was everywhere.

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I'll make the correction. Thanks.

[highplainsdem]

3. It was #1 in January of 1972. It had been released several weeks earlier.