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 ...

Rocker Don McLean, who wrote and recorded the classic hit, “American Pie.” Don McLean etched a significant place in modern music history with big classic rock hits like “American Pie,” “Crying” and ...

I wish I could remember her name, but I can’t. To me, she always is The Girl In Red even though I’m sure she wore other colors. Unlike most of my students, she was excited to have a tutor. Her math ...

While chances are you've sung along to Don McLean's "American Pie," you may be less familiar with the radio hit's somber inspiration. Referenced in the lyrics as "the day the music died," McLean’s ...

Legendary American singer-songwriter Don McLean is heading back Down Under this October, celebrating 55 years of his ...

And so it is with Don McLean, who recorded a hit so massive that it ranked number one on a list of the “greatest one-hit wonder songs of the 1990s.” The list was compiled by Ranker. However, some ...