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 ...

It’s been more than 20 years since American Pie became a sleeper hit of the summer of 1999; its huge box office success leading to the beginning of a popular franchise. The 9th movie just hit Netflix ...

ATLANTA - Few songs have equaled the cultural impact of "American Pie," the eight-and-a-half-minute folk-rock anthem written and performed by Don McLean. Now, 50 years after the song topped the music ...

Only a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of songs make an impact, fewer are able to sustain that impact for decades on end, and even fewer are able to accomplish such a feat while also boasting a ...

I wish I could remember her name, but I can’t. To me, she always is The Girl In Red even though I’m sure she wore other colors. Unlike most of my students, she was excited to have a tutor. Her math ...

On February 3, 1959, the music died when rising American rock and roll artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed in a plane crash, just minutes after taking ...

New York-born Don McLean, the one-man cultural force behind "American Pie," "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)," "And I Love You So," "Castles in the Air" and many other songs, albums, tours and projects ...

Though I grew up in the rock era, my musical tastes leaned toward folk, country and, occasionally pop, the kind of music my three older brothers listened to on their record players. Singers such as ...