Don McLean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- New Rochelle, New York, USA
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
Hell's Kitchen
The Flight of Dragons
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
Classic Albums
The Midnight Special
Solid Gold
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
Buddy Holly: Rave On
Don McLean: American Pie
The Lost Daughter
Filmography
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
Movie · as Self
Till Tomorrow: Don McLean
Movie · as Self
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Movie · as Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Buddy Holly: Rave On
Movie · as Self
Don McLean: American Pie
Movie · as Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Movie · as Self
The Real Love
Movie · as Self
When Woodstock Was Young
Movie · as Self
Hell's Kitchen
TV · as Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 ep
Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night
Movie · as as himself
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Movie · as Self
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Garth Live from Central Park
Movie · as Self - Guest
The Lost Daughter
Movie · as Bellboy
Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
Movie · as Self
The Flight of Dragons
Movie · as The Balladeer (voice)
Solid Gold
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
Movie
The Marti Caine Show
TV · 1 ep
Seaside Special
TV · 1 ep
2nd House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Midnight Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Disco
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep