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 ...

He also wrote 'American Pie.' ...

"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 ...

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 reveals the story behind American Pie and reflects on the song's lasting legacy ahead of his Australian anniversary tour.

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 ...

A long, long time ago, there was a song that changed the scope of music at the time. A song that represented a dark day in music, the day the music died. "American Pie" by Don McLean has become a ...

"American Pie" singer Don McLean, 80, is celebrating his tenth anniversary with his girlfriend, Paris (Dunn) Dylan, 31. The popular singer is best known for his historic eight-and-a-half-minute folk ...

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Singer-songwriter Don McLean, best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie," was arrested in Maine on Monday and charged with domestic violence, a jail spokesman said. McLean, 70, was arrested in Camden, ...

Don McLean, GRAMMY winner, Songwriter Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame, and Music City Walk of Fame honoree, is proud to celebrate the release of his latest album ‘American Boys’ an ode to the ...