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

On April 7, 2015, songwriter Don McLean sold the original manuscript to his lyrics for the song "American Pie" and cleared ...

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 ...

Songwriter Don McLean says he rejects comparisons of ... whose 1971 classic “American Pie” was added to the Library of ...

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.