Don McLean
- Acting
- October 2, 1945
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
Filmography
- The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" · Self
- Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments · Self
- Don McLean: American Pie · Self
- Buddy Holly: Rave On · Self
- Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation · Self
- The Real Love · Self
- When Woodstock Was Young · Self
- Hell's Kitchen · Self
- Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night · as himself
- Where Are They Now? · Self
- Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died · Self
- Garth Live from Central Park · Self
- Classic Albums · Self
- The Lost Daughter · Bellboy
- The Flight of Dragons · The Balladeer (Voice), Vocals
- The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time · Self
- Solid Gold · Self
- Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
- The Marti Caine Show
- Seaside Special
- The Midnight Special · Self
- Disco · Self
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973 · Self
- Till Tomorrow: Don McLean · Self