Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie”

The songwriter recently took to the stage to sing the song with another artist for only the second time in 55 years ...
American Songwriter

What Ritchie Valens’ Sister Thought of Don McLean’s “American Pie,” Folk-Rock Anthem Describing Fatal Plane Crash That Took Valens’ Life

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 ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Songwriter Don McLean bringing the music back to life at Freedom Festival

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016 file photo, Don McLean performs during a taping of Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Rise Telethon in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) VIENNA — Singer Don ...