The Don McLean Story: Killing Us Softly With His Songs was published in 2007. Biographer Alan Howard conducted extensive interviews for this, the only book-length biography of the often …

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Dec 20, 2025 · Don McLean is an American singer-songwriter who achieved international fame with his 1971 song “American Pie,” an epic and often inscrutable chronicle of a slice of …

Dec 6, 2025 · Discover Don McLean’s biography, from early songwriting to global fame with “American Pie” and the folk legacy he built throughout his career.

A New York native, Don McLean is one of the most revered and respected songwriters in American history. Don McLean’s incredible legacy spans music from virtually every genre …

Don McLean was born on October 2, 1945 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He is a music artist and composer, known for Black Widow (2021), Finch (2021) and The Next Best Thing (2000).

Don McLean began in folk music, performing free on behalf of Pete Seeger's efforts to clean up the Hudson River. His first album had been turned down by several labels because of his …

A New York native, Don McLean is one of the most revered and respected songwriters in American history. After paying his dues in the New York club scene in the late 1960s, he went …

Singer-songwriter Don McLean earned an enduring No. 1 hit with the unlikeliest of tunes: a plaintive, epic-length ballad about the end of America's innocence, spelled out in highly, often...

Donald McLean III is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his 1971 hit "...