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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
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
via TMDB
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:
Recent publications · Crossref
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· 1980 · cited 9,352x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
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- The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 2 October 1945
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Donald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Rochelle
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Vincent
- Genre
- folk rock
Article
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.
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