Don McLean
Biography
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", as well as renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You".
Known For(20 works)
Hell's Kitchen
2005Hell's Kitchen
2005
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Classic Albums
1997Classic Albums
1997
The Midnight Special
1972The Midnight Special
1972
Solid Gold
1980Solid Gold
1980
Disco
1971Disco
1971
Seaside Special
1975Seaside Special
1975
The Marti Caine Show
1979The Marti Caine Show
1979
The Flight of Dragons
1982The Flight of Dragons
1982
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
The Real Love
2012The Real Love
2012
When Woodstock Was Young
2009When Woodstock Was Young
2009
The Lost Daughter
1997The Lost Daughter
1997
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017
Garth Live from Central Park
1997Garth Live from Central Park
1997
Don McLean: American Pie
2017Don McLean: American Pie
2017