New lyric video debuts using original 1971 sheet music LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Don McLean’s 1971 masterpiece American Pie was released 50 years ago on October 24, 1971. Both the song “American Pie” went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 4 weeks at #1 in...

Los Angeles, Calif. - Don McLean’s beloved hit “American Pie,” makes its way into the new AppleTV+ sci-fi movie Finch starring Tony and Golden Globe Award winner Tom Hanks. Hanks plays “Finch Weinberg,” a robotics engineer who builds an AI sidekick to take...

U.S. dates announced include Hawaii, Iowa, North Dakota, Florida, and Arizona, with more to be added soon! NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In the lyrics for Don McLean’s immortal mega-hit "American Pie" it says “…bye-bye, Miss American Pie…”. But now it means “…hi hi, Mister...

London, UK – In the lyrics for Don McLean’s immortal mega-hit ‘American Pie’ it says “…bye-bye, Miss American Pie…”. But now it means “…hi hi, Mister American Pie…”! The creator of the probably biggest pop music evergreen is back. The hit celebrates its 50th...

Front row: Don McLean with Mitch O'Farrell, LA City Councilman, Lupita Sanchez-Cornejo, Sr. Vice Chair, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.Back row: Tim Foust (Home Free); "Weird Al" Yankovic; Austin Brown, Rob Lundquist, Chris Rupp, and Adam Chance of Home Free. Photo by...

McLean and Griffith performed two songs together during his 'Live In Austin' television taping for PBS at The Paramount Theatre in 1999 "Nanci was a lovely person. I worked with her on a TV special we did for PBS TV and on that show, we sang two duets. They were "And...

Group Takes Home Trophies in Music Video, Remote Production, and Best Use of Animation Categories LOS ANGELES, Calif. – “American Pie,” one of the most recognizable and sing-a-long songs, in which, RIAA named one of the top 5 songs of the 20th century, is an iconic...

The Official 96-Page 50th Anniversary Publication Celebrates Iconic Song Home Free + Don McLean’s version of “American Pie” available as a FREE Download with the purchase of the bookazine NEW YORK, N.Y. – “American Pie,” one of the most recognizable and sing-a-long...

David Harbour Takes Credit For Inclusion of "American Pie" Featured In New Movie NASHVILLE, Tenn. - American actor David Harbour, star of Marvel Studios’ Black Widow (Brokeback Mountain, Quantum of Solace, The Green Hornet, Suicide Squad, Hellboy) has...

As Independence Day approaches and people get in the “American” themed spirit, the all-vocal group Home Free, will be releasing a special salute to the red, white, and blue and unfurl their patriotic new album, LAND OF THE FREE, which will include their duet...

Songwriter Hall of Fame member Don McLean performed for a sold-out virtual event for United Card Events From Chase, which was moderated by music journalist/author Alan Light, who is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. The two...

McLean Talks Elvis And More In People.com Exclusive "I still remember the day Elvis' people called me to tell me that he wanted to do the song," remembers McLean, whose career also included hits such as "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" and "Castles in the Air." "He...