The 30th Uncle Sam Jam kicks off Independence Day weekend on Thursday, July 3, at Lafreniere Park with a star-studded lineup. Headlining the free festival are Don McLean, famed for his iconic 1972 ...

‘The American Troubadour’ Don McLean, best known for the 1971 hit song “American Pie”, graciously sat down with Antenna TV and spoke about his early influences in music, writing and the popularity of ...

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 ...

A long, long time ago, there was a song that changed the scope of music at the time. A song that represented a dark day in music, the day the music died. "American Pie" by Don McLean has become a ...

Don McLean has no time for what he describes as “woke bullshit,” adding that it’s the kind of societal issue he conveyed in his 1971 classic “American Pie.” “The song really does open up a whole ...

With several hits in his repertoire, singer and songwriter Don McLean knows what makes a good artist. He is also aware of how the industry can affect hardworking artists. Ahead of his upcoming ...

"She is a person who is an example of what talent and really hard work can accomplish," the singer-songwriter said of the pop megastar to 'The Standard UK' Vivien Killilea/Getty, Gareth ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Legendary musician Don McLean has hit out at Prince Harry, accusing the British royal of failing to understand US culture. The “American Pie” crooner, 78, made the claim in an interview with the Daily ...