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American Pie (Miz Ima Starr Album)
American Pie may refer to: * "American Pie" (song), a 1971 song by Don McLean ** ''American Pie'' (Don McLean album), the 1971 Don McLean album which included the namesake song * ''American Pie'' (Groove Holmes album), a 1972 album by Groove Holmes featuring a cover of the above song *"American Pie", a 2018 song by Shea Diamond * ''American Pie'' (film series), a series of teen films ** ''American Pie'' (film), a 1999 film, first in the series * ''American Pie'', a 1996 sitcom pilot starring Andy Buckley * ''Tim Rice's American Pie'', a British radio programme about American music, hosted by Tim Rice * Pie in American cuisine {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Pie (song)
"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 after just eight weeks on the US ''Billboard'' charts (where it entered at number 69). The song also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. In the UK, the single reached number 2, where it stayed for three weeks on its original 1971 release, and a reissue in 1991 reached No. 12. The song was listed as the No. 5 song on the RIAA project Songs of the Century. A truncated version of the song was covered by Madonna in 2000 and reached No. 1 in at least 15 countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. At 8 minutes and 42 seconds, McLean's combined version is the sixth longest song to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (at the time of release it was the longest). The song also held the record for almost 50 years for being the longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Pie (Don McLean Album)
''American Pie'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released by United Artists Records on 24 October 1971. 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, the LP is dedicated to Buddy Holly,Back cover of the 1971 United Artists LP (UAS-5535) and was reissued in 1980 minus the track "Sister Fatima". The album was released to much acclaim, later being included in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. At the Australian 1972 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Overseas L.P. Background ''American Pie'' is McLean’s second album; his first, '' Tapestry'', having been released to only moderate commercial success and acclaim in 1970. McLean was a protégé of Pete Seeger, having played with him in the 1960s. The album ''American Pie'' was intended as a unified work, as McL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Pie (Groove Holmes Album)
''American Pie'' is an album by American jazz organist Groove Holmes recorded in 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series accessed March 29, 2018 accessed March 26, 2018 Reception 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 ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shea Diamond
ShaGasyia "Shea" Diamond (born March 17, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, and transgender rights activist. Her music is chiefly soul and R&B, and includes elements of blues, rock, hip-hop and folk. Her songwriting ability has been described as "demonstrating a rare gift to portray raw, dynamic emotion in a way that moves the body as much as the spirit" Her influences include Whitney Houston and Tina Turner. Her debut extended play ''Seen It All'' was released on June 29, 2018. Early life Diamond was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to a fourteen-year-old mother and was raised by relatives in Memphis, Tennessee before living most of her teenage years and adulthood in Flint, Michigan. She ran away from home at age fourteen and spent time in the foster care system before getting emancipated at seventeen. Growing up she felt immense pressure to act masculine, despite knowing early on that she identified as a woman. She was inspired to become a singer by Tina Turner a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Pie (film Series)
''American Pie'' is a film series consisting of four sex comedy films. '' American Pie'', the first film in the series, was released by Universal Pictures in 1999. The film became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon and gained a cult following among young people. Following ''American Pie'', the second and third films in the series, ''American Pie 2'' (2001) and ''American Wedding'' (2003), were released; the fourth, ''American Reunion'', was released in 2012. A spin-off film series entitled ''American Pie Presents'' consists of five direct-to-video films that were released from 2005 to 2020. Throughout the first film in the original series, Jim Levenstein (Jason Biggs) tries to develop a relationship with his school classmate Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth). Jim and three of his best friends, Kevin Myers (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Paul Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), and Chris Ostreicher ( Chris Klein), make a pact to lose their virginity before their high school graduation. Steve Stifler (Sean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Pie (film)
''American Pie'' is a 1999 American coming-of-age sex comedy film directed and co-produced by Paul Weitz (in his directorial debut) and written by Adam Herz. It is the first film in the ''American Pie'' theatrical series and stars an ensemble cast that includes Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Coolidge. The plot centers on five classmates (Jim, Kevin, Oz, Finch, and Stifler) who attend East Great Falls High. With the sole exception of Stifler, who has already lost his virginity, the youths make a pact to lose their virginity before their high school graduation. The title refers to a scene in which the protagonist is caught masturbating with a pie after being told that third base feels like "warm apple pie". Writer Adam Herz has stated that the title also refers to the quest of losing one's virginity in high school, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Buckley
Andrew P. Buckley Jr. (born February 13, 1965) is an American actor and financial analyst best known for his role as David Wallace on the NBC comedy series ''The Office'' from 2006 to 2013. Early life Buckley was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Barbara J. (King) and Andrew P. Buckley. He has two brothers and a sister. He attended Pine Crest School, where he graduated in 1983, and Stanford University, where he graduated in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He played golf on the Stanford Men's Golf Team. He later studied sketch comedy and improvisation at the Groundlings Theatre, working with comedians Melissa McCarthy and Dax Shepard. Acting career Early work Buckley appeared in two 1997 music videos, " I'd Rather Ride Around with You" and "What if it's You", by country music artist Reba McEntire. ''The Office'' Buckley played David Wallace, embattled CFO and later CEO of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, in 37 episodes of ''The Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', and ''Evita''; with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote ''Chess''; and with Disney on '' Aladdin, The Lion King'', the stage adaptation of ''Beauty and the Beast'', and the original Broadway musical ''Aida''. He also wrote lyrics for the Alan Menken musical ''King David'', and for DreamWorks Animation's ''The Road to El Dorado''. Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In addition to his awards in the UK, he is one of seventeen artists to have won an Emmy, Osc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
