
Don McLean
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", as well as renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You".
Known For

2005
Hell's Kitchen
2005 · tv

1968
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · tv

1972
The Midnight Special
1972 · tv

1997
Classic Albums
1997 · tv

1980
Solid Gold
1980 · tv

1971
Disco
1971 · tv

1975
Seaside Special
1975 · tv

1979
The Marti Caine Show
1979 · tv

1982
The Flight of Dragons
1982 · movie

2022
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022 · movie

2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013 · movie

1982
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982 · movie

1979
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979 · movie

1997
The Lost Daughter
1997 · movie

2017
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017 · movie

1997
Garth Live from Central Park
1997 · movie

2009
When Woodstock Was Young
2009 · movie

2012
The Real Love
2012 · movie

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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
— · movie

2017
Don McLean: American Pie
2017 · movie