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"American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released in 1971 on the album of the same name , the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 starting January 15 [ 2 ] after just eight weeks on the US Billboard charts (where it entered at number 69). [ 3 ]
The folk rock album reached number one on the Billboard 200, containing the chart-topping singles "American Pie" and "Vincent". Recorded in May and June 1971 at The Record Plant in New York City, [ 3 ] the LP is dedicated to Buddy Holly , [ 4 ] and was reissued in 1980 minus the track "Sister Fatima". [ 5 ]
Donald McLean III / m ə ˈ k l eɪ n / (born October 2, 1945) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", [2] [3] he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". [4]
Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "The soulful American Pie pairs Groove Holmes with electric pianist Larry Willis, suggesting a more nuanced and restrained interpretation of the organ/electric piano formula that energizes Holmes' Blue Note classic Comin' on Home... Holmes and Willis weave a mellow, stoned-soul groove that twists and turns with ...
Appeared in: American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding, and American Reunion; Kevin Meyers first appears in American Pie as the suave leader of the pack, and he is the friend of Jim Levenstein, Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, Paul Finch, and Steve Stifler, and the boyfriend of Vicky. The four friends make a pact to lose their virginity before they ...
Chris Owen (born September 25, 1980) [1] is an American actor.He is best known for his supporting role as Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman in the American Pie franchise (1999–2012), appearing in American Pie, American Pie 2, American Pie Presents: Band Camp and American Reunion.
American Pie Presents is a spin-off film series of the American Pie franchise. [1] The series consists of five films: American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005), American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006), American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007), American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009), and American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (2020), all of which went direct-to-video.
"Slice" is the title track and the second single from Five for Fighting's 2009 album of the same name. The song is a nostalgic tribute to Don McLean's "American Pie", featuring a reference to "Chevys and levees" in the first verse and the line "We were more than just a slice of American pie" in the chorus.