Don McLean wrote ‘American Pie’ because ... “American Pie” appeared on the album of the same title. The album American Pie reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for seven weeks, lasting ...

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 ...

Famously, Don McLean never elaborated on the lyrics of “American Pie”. But when the manuscript sold in 2015, it included songwriting notes that explained many of the real meanings behind the ...

Songwriter Don McLean says he rejects comparisons ... to take a side or a stand on anything,” said McLean, whose 1971 classic ...

Seth Shomes' Day After Day Productions announced the signing of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Don McLean for exclusive ...

Don McLean and girlfriend Paris Dylan have confirmed their romance in the City of Love. The “American Pie” singer, 73, and the Catfish alum, 24, both made their pairing official on social ...

Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were famously killed in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959, which Don McLean dubbed "The Day the Music Died" in the 1971 classic "American Pie" Jack Irvin has ...

Don McLean recorded his first album Tapestry in 1969 in Berkeley ... by United Artists who did the business on his follow-up American Pie. Don McLean scored two UK Official Singles Chart Number ...