Only Real Music Fans Can Pass This Famous Songwriters Quiz

Which songwriter wrote about the day the music died in “American Pie”?

Retry Correct Incorrect Don McLean is the songwriter who wrote about the day the music died in the 1971 song “American Pie.” The iconic phrase “the day the music died” is about the infamous 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper.

Next

Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns

Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns

Which songwriter wrote about the day the music died in “American Pie”?

• Eric Clapton
• Don McLean
• James Taylor
• Elvis Costello