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 ...

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 ...

Here’s how it works. Not to be confused with the 1971 Don McLean hit “American Pie,” this hit coming-of-age comedy (and one of the best high school movies of its time) from directors Paul ...

Don McLean scored two UK Official Singles Chart Number 1s with Vincent in 1972 and Crying in 1980, but his best known song American Pie, became a hit on two occasions in 1972 and in 1991.

The Thomas Nicholas Band will headline “American Pie” Emo Night on Saturday, March 22, at the Westcott Theater. The show ...

South Korean President Yoon sang verses of “American Pie” by Don McLean at the White House on Wednesday. Photo: Susan Walsh/Associated Press Home Browse Series Live Q&A WSJ Events From ...

Don McLean would later refer to it as "the day the music died" in his classic song "American Pie." Can you think of other songs that touch on the passing of a musician? Share them below.

According to the 1971 Don McLean song, "American Pie," the day the music died was the day in 1959 when a plane went down in an Iowa cornfield, cutting short the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens ...