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

The state budget is a heap of trouble right now with all of the coronavirus costs that are racking up more and more dollars against it, and former Lt. Gov candidate Joe Markley came on with Gary to break it all down.

Gary talked to Wayne Pesce, president of the CT Food Association, about Democrats accusations that grocery stores may be price gouging. Republican Leader Vinny Candelora joined to update us on the session and the budget, and Vinny Aspermonte of Aerus came in studio to talk about his buy one get one free sale!!