I was not even born when the music died, however I remember when my brother, later on, would play "American Pie" and sing it loud. I asked him what that was all about. My brother said that he wrote it because real music died with these guys. What guys? I said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Don McLean's original manuscript and notes to "American Pie" has sold at auction for $1.2 million.
McLean offered the wistful anthem that asks "Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?" at Christie's on Tuesday...