Don McLean said if he wanted to subtly insult these iconic songwriters in "American Pie," he "would have said their names." ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Don McLean penned American Pie in 1971, he likely didn’t anticipate the conspiracies the song would inspire, the tinfoil-hat fanaticism borne of the tune’s lengthy, cryptic lyrics.

(WSAW) - Tickets are still available to see singer-songwriter Don McLean at the Grand ... Swift’s 10-minute All Too Well. American Pie hit the charts in 1972. Other classic hits include Vincent ...

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 ...

"American Pie" singer Don McLean opens up about being invited to perform at Alex Trebek's annual Christmas Party Emily Strohm is a Senior Editor at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE for 11 years and ...

Don McLean scored two UK Official Singles Chart Number 1s with Vincent in 1972 and Crying in 1980, but his best known song American Pie, became a hit on two occasions in 1972 and in 1991.