What 1970's American ballad referred to the 1959 plane crash as the "the day the music died"?

The 1970s American ballad "American Pie" refers to the 1959 plane crash as "the day the music died" because it immortalizes the tragic event that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper). The song portrays the crash as a metaphorical end of innocence and a loss of innocence in rock and roll history, symbolizing the transition from the 1950s era of music to the turbulent 1960s.