Gary Byron talks to Don McLean about the 50th anniversary of American Pie!

The observance commemorates the fateful day in 1959 when four young lives were cut short. When Don McLean’s “American Pie” hit the airwaves in 1971, the world came to know the day as “The Day The Music Died’ from the line in the lyrics which was in part inspired by the tragic event which took the lives of the four. Another line in the song reflected on the music of Buddy Holly & The Crickets.

Don McLean’s American Pie is one of the 20^th Century’s most iconic songs

There's a possibility, next year, that schools will change their start times to make sure that students are getting more sleep. Rep. Dave Rutigliano, who championed the bill, explains.

This morning Gary talked to Amy Bourdon of Take Back CT about what you can do to help this election cycle, State Rep Cara Pavlock D'Mato filled us in on the legislative session, and Jeffrey Katz, recognized as one of the foremost contemporary interpreters of Maimonides' teachings, talked about his book, RULES TO LIVE BY: Maimonides' Guide to a Wonderful Life,