 <translate> To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: The event later became known as "The Day the Music Died", after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song "American Pie".
So, the final answer is singer - songwriter Don McLean. <yor> Láti dáhùn ìbéèrè tó wà lókè yìí, gbólóhùn tó bá a mu ni pé: Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ náà wá di èyí tí wọ́n ń pè ní "Ọjọ́ Tí Orin Kú", lẹ́yìn tí olórin àti òǹkọ̀wé orin Don McLean tórúkọ rẹ̀ ń jẹ́ Don McLean tọ́ka sí i gẹ́gẹ́ bí irú èyí nínú orin rẹ̀ American Pie ti ọdún 1971. Nítorí náà, ìdáhùn tó gbẹ̀yìn ni pé Don McLean tó jẹ́ olórin àti òǹkọ̀wé orin ni. 