McLean and the iconic song are the focus of the new Paramount+ documentary 'The Day the Music Died: American Pie.' Don McLean is opening up about the meaning behind the lyrics to the iconic anthem he ...

McLean — who recorded “American Pie” with a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar — has said the lyrics sprang from a deep sense that something precious had been lost in the decade they chronicle.

Don McLean outlined his lifelong struggle with having written “American Pie” and described it as a “biographical song.” He revealed that his favorite part of the work is its structure, rather than the ...

When it was first released, its length was seen as a potential obstacle. Decades later, it’s exactly that ambition and scale ...

Don McLean’s “American Pie” is one of the most famous classic rock songs of the 1970s. In an interview, McLean discussed why he thinks it’s similar to The Beatles‘ “A Day in the Life.” During the same ...

Sept 21 (Reuters) - The original handwritten lyrics of Don McLean’s song “Vincent,” a tribute to painter Vincent van Gogh, are going up for auction in November with an estimated value of $1 million.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Songwriter Don McLean's original manuscript of "American Pie," one of the most iconic songs of its time, could fetch up to $1.5 million when it is sold on April 7, auctioneers ...

NEW YORK - Don McLean has listened for decades as people belted out his classic song "American Pie" at last call or at karaoke - and applauds you for the effort. "I've heard whole bars burst into this ...