Don McLean drops out of National Rifle Association Convention performance

dailymail.co.uk:

Don McLean has dropped out of his National Rifle Association Convention performance 'in light' of the second deadliest school mass shooting in US history.The American Pie singer-songwriter will no longer do the Houston, Texas show put on by the gun rights advocacy group, the NRA - where Lee Greenwood, Danielle Peck and Larry Gatlin are billed to perform.McLean said it would be 'disrespectful and hurtful' after 19 children and two teachers were shot dead at Robb Elementary School by an 18-year-old mass shooter in the Texas city of Uvalde.Former US President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott are still scheduled to appear at the NRA event.

No thanks:Don McLean has dropped out of his National Rifle Association Convention performance 'in light' of the second deadliest school mass shooting in US history.

Seen on May 12 in NashvilleThe 76-year-old musician told TMZ: 'In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week. 'I'm sureall the folks planning to attend this event are shocked and sickened by these events as well.

After all, we are all Americans.'Don offered his 'sorrow' for the tragedy, which comes after numerous similar incidents across the United States.