NEW YORK (Reuters) - Songwriter Don McLean's original working manuscript for "American Pie," one of the most iconic songs of the 20th century, sold for $1.2 million, auctioneers Christie's said on ...
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The original lyrics and draft for “American Pie,” Don McLean’s iconic 1971 rock song, have sold for $1.2 million, including premium at Christie’s New York. The price fell in the middle of the $1 ...
When it was first released, its length was seen as a potential obstacle. Decades later, it’s exactly that ambition and scale ...
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Earlier this month, one of the greatest mysteries in rock ’n’ roll was finally solved. The unnamed “king” and “jester on the sidelines” in Don McLean’s iconic 1971 song “American Pie” were revealed to ...
McLean — who recorded “American Pie” with a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar — has said the lyrics sprang from a deep sense that something precious had been lost in the decade they chronicle.
Shortly after reading the news that Don McLean had sold the original lyrics sheet for “American Pie” at auction for $1.2 million, I found myself on a website I don’t visit often: GlennBeck.com. Three ...
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