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"American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released in 1971 on the album of the same name , the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 starting January 15 [ 2 ] after just eight weeks on the US Billboard charts (where it entered at number 69). [ 3 ]
Donald McLean III / m ə ˈ k l eɪ n / (born October 2, 1945) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". [2] [3] He is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". [4]
American Pie is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released by United Artists Records in October 1971. The folk rock album reached number one on the Billboard 200, containing the chart-topping singles " American Pie " and " Vincent ".
Don McLean is opening up about the meaning behind the lyrics to the iconic anthem he wrote at 24 in 1971 that has more than endured, it's transcended generations.Ahead of the release of the new ...
'The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s 'American Pie,'' a new documentary about the iconic 1971 song, premieres this month.
Yes, classics like "American Pie" by Don McLean and '70s songs like "Coconut" by Harry Nilsson made the cut. (That was practically a given.) (That was practically a given.) But this list is filled ...
The Very Best of Don McLean: 2 4 ARIA: Platinum [8] BPI: Gold [9] 1986 For the Memories: 63 — 1987 Don McLean's Greatest Hits · Then & Now — — 1989 For the Memories Vols I & II — — And I Love You So — — 1991 The Best of Don McLean — — 1992 Classics — — RIAA: Gold [10] 1992 Favorites and Rarities — — 2000 American Pie ...
In 2021, the 10-minute version of Swift's song "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" became the longest No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in history, taking the top spot from McLean's hit song ...