American Pie
American Pie is a song by American folk rock singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released on the American Pie album in 1971, the single was a Number 2 US hit for four weeks in 1972. In the UK, the single reached Number 2 on its original 1972 release and a reissue in 1991 reached Number 12. The song was listed as the Number 5 song on the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) project Songs of the Century.
Don McLean (born in 1945) is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1971 album American Pie, containing the songs American Pie and Vincent. McLean's other well-known songs include And I Love You So was covered by Elvis Presley, Helen Reddy, Shirley Bassey, Glen Campbell, Engelbert Humperdinck, Howard Keel, Claude François, and Perry Como (a 1973 hit). In 2004, McLean was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Garth Brooks presented the award and said "Don McLean: his work, like the man himself, is very deep and very compassionate. His pop anthem American Pie is a cultural phenomenon".
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