Don’s song about the day the music died lives on
A long, long time ago … Don McLean wrote those words. And then 863 more, creating a song capturing the history of rock music as it entwined with the changing of America.
A long, long time ago … Don McLean wrote those words. And then 863 more, creating a song capturing the history of rock music as it entwined with the changing of America.
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