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Donald McLean III / məˈkleɪn / (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] .
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A New York native, Don McLean is one of the most revered and respected songwriters in American history. Don McLean’s incredible legacy spans music from virtually every genre...
Best known for 'American Pie', Don McLean is one of the most successful singer-songwriters of his generation. Don McLean's other famous songs include 'Vincent', 'Dreidel', a cover of Roy Orbison's 'Crying', 'Since I Don't Have You', 'And I Love You So' and 'Wonderful Baby'.
Don McLean credits his 1997 performance of “American Pie” at Garth Brooks’ Central Park concert (attended by over 500,000 people) as the beginning of his third career comeback.
"A long, long time ago," Don McLean began writing a rock epic with those words. It's now been 50 years since "American Pie" — all eight and a half cryptic minutes of it— took hold of...
Don McLean is letting everyone in on the meaning behind the lyrics of his hit song, American Pie. McLean wrote the iconic song—that has managed to transcend generations — back in 1971.
A New York native, Don McLean is one of the most revered and respected songwriters in American history. After paying his dues in the New York club scene in the late ‘60s, he...
McLean wrote the song, much of it biographical, as a reflection of what was happening in America during the 1960s with the assassinations of the Kennedys, Martin Luther King, Jr, and the...
McLean — and his singular tune about "the day the music died" — are now the subject of a full-length feature documentary, The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's American Pie, streaming on Paramount+. It's essential viewing for McLean fans or anyone who has marvelled at his sonic treasure.