We normally do not start a concert preview with a song lyric. However, when a song is as iconic as this one it deserves attention. Can you name the title and composer of these words? “A long long time ...

Fifty years after his single "American Pie" hit number one on the Billboard charts, American songwriter Don McLean is touring the country, with a stop in Springfield this May. McLean brings his ...

For more than 50 years, “American Pie” has been a staple of music culture in the United States, but it’s one of the rare songs that, thanks to its combination of critical and financial success, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — “Bye, bye, Miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry. Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye and singing ‘this’ll be the day that I die.

FILE - Don McLean rides a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Feb. 22, 2019. For all those fans of the iconic song "American Pie" who have sometimes wondered about the lyrics they ...

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 ...

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 song when ...