To be sad in silence can sometimes seem impossible to bear, but sadness set to music can serve as a paradoxical salve for these raw emotions—an iconic Don McLean song from his 1971 album American Pie ...

In 1971, Singer-Songwriter Don McLean released his hit song “American Pie”, a folk rock cultural touchstone that would influence generations of Americans. McLean wrote “American Pie” about the loss of ...

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016 file photo, Don McLean performs during a taping of Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Rise Telethon in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) VIENNA — Singer Don ...

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 ...

Don McLean recorded and released his hit song "American Pie" in 1971. On Sunday, he'll play Bend's Tower Theatre. If you long for the days when rock ‘n’ roll was the dominant style of popular music in ...

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 ...

The songwriter recently took to the stage to sing the song with another artist for only the second time in 55 years ...