‘American Pie’ singer Don McLean on the song's legacy: ‘I didn’t want any simplistic Valentine to the country’
June 23, 2022 at 02:00 AM EDT
Don McLean also described how, like Dolly Parton, he was approached by Elvis Presley's team to record one of his tracks. The King went on to cover "And I Love You So" before his death in 1977.