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Donald McLean III / məˈkleɪn / (born October 2, 1945) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
" 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] .
Sep 13, 2021 · 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'.
Jul 13, 2024 · Welcome to the official site of Don McLean. Get all the latest news, tour dates, music, merchandise and more.
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...
Mar 28, 2024 · Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, McLean is rightly regarded as one of contemporary music's brightest songwriting talents over the past fifty years or so. To prove his illustrious (and perhaps unfairly overlooked) legacy as an artist, we've ranked Don McLean's ten greatest songs from top to bottom.
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.
Mar 1, 2024 · As part of a new distribution deal with BFD/Audium Nashville, sixteen of Don McLean’s albums, which have been newly remastered, will be re-released, including ‘Prime Time,’ ‘Chain Lightning,’ ‘Believers,’ ‘Greatest Hits Live!,’ ‘Don McLean Sings Marty Robbins,’ ‘The Western Album,’ and more.
Feb 4, 2021 · "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...
Jul 19, 2022 · 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.
