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Don McLean
Born: 1945-10-02
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".
Rated Filmography (9)
Sorted by Score8.5
Garth Live from Central Park
1997
7.8
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982
7.5
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017
7.0
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
6.8
The Flight of Dragons
1982
6.6
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
5.9
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
4.3
Don McLean: American Pie
2017
3.7
The Lost Daughter
1997