The post Tupac Shakur’s Love of Don McLean’s Folk Classic “Vincent,” Explained by Allen Hughes appeared first on Consequence. “Vincent” (which many, including this writer, might have mistakenly ...

In song, “Vincent” tells the story of one of the many people and places referenced within Don McLean’s seminal 1971 album, American Pie. Also known as “Starry Starry Night,” the song was an ode to the ...

The original handwritten lyrics of Don McLean’s song “Vincent,” a tribute to painter Vincent van Gogh, are going up for auction in November with an estimated value of $1 million. Sept 21 (Reuters) - ...

In the fall of 1970, Don McLean had a job singing in schools. Playing guitar and singing in classrooms, McLean came across a biography of 19th-century artist Vincent Van Gogh and was immediately ...

In 1971, a song called, “American Pie,” stormed up the U.S. record charts to No. 1, and stayed there for four full weeks. That’s pretty good for any hit, but what’s unusual is that the tune runs eight ...