Bluesfest headliner Don McLean arrested

The 'American Pie' singer, currently touring the US and Australia, has been charged with domestic violence by police in Maine

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Don McLean has been arrested by police in Camden, Maine, on a domestic violence charge. The singer-songwriter, best known for the seminal, chart-topping title track from his 1971 album American Pie, is mid-way through a tour of the US and Australia is due to perform on the second day of Byron Bay Bluesfest in March.

Camden’s police chief, Randy Gagne, told Fox411 that police responded to a call at McLean’s Camden home early on Monday morning (18 January) and arrested the…

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