How a 1970s rock legend scored his second career-defining hit — and why it feels like a curse 50 years on

Released in February 1972, some four months after “American Pie,” “Vincent” rode to number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a chart-topping hit on the U.K. Singles chart. More than 50 years on, its ...

Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie”

Don McLean scored more than a hit when he composed “American Pie,” the tune he released as a single in 1971. He also created ...