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Good Bye Miss American Pie  – To those who grew up in the 50’s – this brings back memories Author of the following is unknown. If you haven’t seen this, it’s worth the time to view it. What a smart piece of work. Follow the lyrics closely together with the photos. They synchronize beautifully to explain almost every line in each verse. Although Don McClean only released this song in 1971, for those  of us who grew up in the 50’s and 60’s this is a great timepiece with some very poignant moments in the history of those teen years.  For those of our kids who did not, it’s a taste of what they really missed. I knew that  “American Pie” was the name of the Beech-Craft  Bonanza four-seat airplane in which Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper[J.P. Richardson] were killed when it crashed into the Iowa hillside due to engine carburetor icing ...