The legend began almost immediately after Dean’s fatal collision on the way to a Salinas sports-car race.
The car that carried James Dean to his death on September 30, 1955, a customized Porsche 550 Spyder nicknamed “Little Bastard,” became the center of a mythology so enduring that it often overshadows the facts of the accident itself. The legend began almost immediately after Dean’s fatal collision on the way to a Salinas sports-car race,
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs that are about famous people. See if you agree with any of these!
“Vincent,” written and performed by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, was released in 1971 on his landmark album American Pie. The song, sometimes subtitled “Starry, Starry Night,” is a poignant tribute to the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh, whose tragic life and luminous art deeply moved McLean.
