Acting
Don McLean
- Born
- 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".
Filmography
Known for
8.5Garth Live from Central Park
1997
7.8The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982
6.0The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
7.0Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
6.7The Flight of Dragons
1982
6.6Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
When Woodstock Was Young
2009
7.5Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017
4.3Don McLean: American Pie
2017
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
3.7The Lost Daughter
1997
The Real Love
2012
6.3Solid Gold
1980
8.1The Midnight Special
1972
Disco
1971
6.8Hell's Kitchen
2005
The Marti Caine Show
1979
2.0Seaside Special
1975