<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "American Pie" The song "American Pie" dubbed the accident "The Day The Music Died" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Eddie Cochran's "Three Stars" (1959) is the first song to commemorate the musicians . </Li> <Li> Don McLean later addressed the accident in his song "American Pie" (1971), dubbing it "the Day the Music Died", which for McLean symbolized the "loss of innocence" of the early rock - and - roll generation . </Li> <Li> Waylon Jennings mentioned the accident in his song "A Long Time Ago" (1978), which he co-wrote with Shel Silverstein . In the song, he says, "Don't ask me who I gave my seat to on that plane / I think you already know ." </Li> </Ul> <Li> Eddie Cochran's "Three Stars" (1959) is the first song to commemorate the musicians . </Li>

Who did not get on the plane the day the music died