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Also known as Donald McLean III, Donald McLean

American singer-songwriter

Person · Open Library

Born
1945
Works
21

Top works

  • Don McLean
  • Closer to Heaven HB, B Format
  • For the memories
  • American Pie
  • The songs of Don McLean

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Film & TV

Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail". 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". His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby",…

Known for

  • The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" — Self2022
  • Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments — Self2020
  • Buddy Holly: Rave On — Self2017
  • Don McLean: American Pie — Self2017
  • Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation — Self2013
  • The Real Love — Self2012
  • When Woodstock Was Young — Self2009
  • Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron2005
  • Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night — as himself2001
  • Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died — Self1999

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1945

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,685,462
Total plays
18,583,255

Tags

folkclassic rocksinger-songwriter70srock

Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail," he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie," an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been described as a "cultural touchstone." His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby", as well as cover versions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You". <a href="https:

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Key facts

Born
Donald McLean III , ( 1945-10-02 ) October 2, 1945 (age 80) , New Rochelle, New York , U.S.
Genres
Folk rock folk rock country
Occupation
Singer-songwriter
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1964–present
Labels
United Artists EMI Curb Capitol
Website
don-mclean .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Donald
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New Rochelle
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Vincent
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.don-mclean.com
Image
DonMcLeanWestport2009.jpg
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date of birth
1945-10-02
Commons category
Don McLean
start of work period
1969-00-00
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Encyclopedic overview

Donald McLean III (/məˈkleɪn/; born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", 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". His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby", as well as renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You".

McLean's song "And I Love You So" has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell, and others. In 2000, Madonna had a hit with a rendition of "American Pie". In 2004, McLean was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In January 2018, BMI certified that "American Pie" had reached five million airplays and "Vincent" three million. Though most of McLean's music is in the folk rock genre, he has experimented with easy listening, country, and other genres as well.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Don McLean” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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