Classic rock music has produced few songs as layered, mysterious, and intertextual as Don McLean’s “American Pie.” The tune took many years to complete. McLean explained why it took so long to write ...

"American Pie" singer Don McLean isn’t too impressed with modern songwriters. On the red carpet at the MovieGuide Awards, the musician told Fox News Digital the biggest change he’s seen over his ...

Throughout his storied career, musician Don McLean has learned that songwriters need to experience "pain" to pen music that speaks to people. "There's a lot of pain, you know, if you want to be a ...

When Don McLean released “American Pie” in 1971, he left listeners with a wealth of potential lyrical analysis. The sprawling, over-eight-minute song incorporated quintessentially American imagery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don McLean does not want a slice of “American Pie” if it comes topped with “woke bullsh–” — something he spoke at length about in ...

In 2011, Grand Rapids residents filmed a one-take lip dub of 'American Pie' to counter claims the city was dying.

More than half a century after Don McLeanimmortalized "The Day The Music Died" in his heartfelt anthem, "American Pie" will receive an honor like no other. Acclaimed sculptor Zenos Frudakis has carved ...

Songwriter Don McLean says he rejects comparisons of today’s political climate to the 1960s, saying in the past, despite the division, “you knew where people stood.” “There was a reasonable discourse ...

Don McLean’s 1971 hit “American Pie” is one of the most iconic folk-rock songs of all time, capturing the dissolution of innocence in the 1960s that came on the heels of a tragic plane crash that took ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. With several hits in his repertoire, singer and songwriter Don McLean ...