Ritchie Valens' sister sends a message to songwriter Don McLean describing how she really felt about his folk-rock anthem "American Pie." ...

Don McLean is an amazing folk singer who created the unforgettable song “American Pie” in 1971. He’s a talented musician from New York who started playing guitar as a teenager. Even at 79 ...

Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, Richie ...

Nearly 70 years ago, musicians Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens were killed in a plane crash on the way to their next concert. Singer-songwriter Don McLean joins ...

Vivien Killilea/Getty; John Shearer/Getty Don McLean is sharing ... who have caught his eye, the “American Pie” singer, 79, brought up the Swift, 35. McLean said that while he wasn’t able ...

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Don McLean is all too aware of how ... became the song which would be his biggest hit, ‘American Pie’. The track, which is eight minutes long, laced with narrative and incredibly catchy, came to ...

And when Lori Liberman got the chance to hear Don McLean sing about his inner heartache, she could have fallen to pieces. While McLean has one great song-centric tune in ‘American Pie,’ ‘Killing Me ...

Recorded and released little more than a decade later, Don McLean’s “American Pie” immortalized that night, dubbing it “the day the music died.” ...

The upcoming 30th anniversary vinyl edition of Above, of course, features the original 10-song release, which was written and ...