Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group American Pie · Don McLean Original Hits - Drivetime ℗ 1971 Originally released 1971 by Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved. ℗ Originally released 1971 by Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved. Released on: 2011-05-16 Banjo, Guitar, Vocals: Don McLean Conductor: Gene Orloff Engineer: Tom Flye Percussion, Vibes: Mike Mainieri Piano: Paul Griffin Piano: Ray Colcord Producer: Ed Freeman Arranger: Ed Freeman Composer: Don McLean Auto-generated by YouTube.