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Don McLean is a Grammy award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member, a BBC Lifetime Achievement award recipient, and his smash hit “American Pie” resides in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and was named by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) a top 5 song of the 20th Century. 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 ‘60s, he went on to score mega-hits like “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night),” “Castles in the Air” and many more. His catalog of songs have been recorded by Madonna, Garth Brooks, Josh Groban, Drake, Weird “Al” Yankovic, and countless others. In 2015, one of McLean’s four handwritten manuscripts of the lyrics to “American Pie” was auctioned by Christies, selling for just over $1.2 Million. 2019 honored Don with a star on the Las Vegas Walkway of Stars and his song “And I Love You So” was the theme for Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s wedding. Now in 2020, Don signed a recording contract with Time Life/Warner Bros. Records to release his catalog of recordings as well as the much anticipated new album Still Playin’ Favorites, which will be released in the Fall. “American Pie” will be featured in the Avenger’s Black Widow and the Tom Hanks movie BIOS and much more to be announced. And when you think things are slowing down, not so for Don McLean! 2021 will mark the 50th anniversary of American Pie with a World Tour to follow.
Watch: Don McLean Reflects On His Songwriting & Performs ‘American Pie’ Acoustic On MIXTAPE, Thursday, Oct. 3 At 8:30pE
Photo courtesy of AXS TV / Joy Factory(download high res) Watch and Share the First-Look Clip Here LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Legendary songwriter Don McLean joins an all-new episode of AXS TV’s star-studded classic rock series Mixtape this Thursday,...
Don McLean To Be Featured In All New AXS TV Music Series MIXTAPE
Photo courtesy of AXS TV / Joy Factory (high res) AXS TV presents MIXTAPE, a new music series where the biggest names in rock discuss their most meaningful music influences, favorite songs of all time & more, premiering Thursday, Sept. 12 at 8:30 pm ET. McLean,...
Tune-In: SiriusXM Elvis Radio To Premiere Don McLean Feature Interview On Saturday, July 20 At 12 Noon ET
Don McLean performs live at Graceland | Photo by Jeremy Westby / 2911 Media (high res) McLean to discuss his connection with Elvis in hour long special premiering on July 20,12 noon ET/11 am CT SiriusXM's Elvis Radio, Channel 19 Plus, McLean continues to tour...
Don McLean’s “American Pie” Featured on ‘Story Songs (My Music)’ on PBS
New series hosted by five-time Grammy Winner B.J. Thomas spotlights iconic "story-song" country-pop favorites and folk tunes of the 1960s & '70s McLean to perform in Father's Day weekend concert at Elvis Presley's Graceland June 15 NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Don...
Don McLean announces Father’s Day weekend concert at Elvis Presley’s Graceland on June 15
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis is recognized worldwide as the “home of the Blues” and the “birthplace of Rock ‘N’ Roll,” and Graceland’s Father’s Day weekend celebration will feature multi-platinum, legendary singer and songwriter Don McLean, who will perform on the...
Don McLean Announces U.S. & European Tour Dates Along With Intimate GRAMMY Museum® Program on March 25
McLean to make special appearance at the Moseley Folk & Arts Festival in Birmingham, England Sept. 1 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – There is no slowing down for one of America’s greatest singer-songwriters, Don McLean! Having recently honored the 60th anniversary of Buddy...
Don McLean Reflects On His Song ‘The Legend of Andrew McCrew’ During Black History Month
McLean’s song details the shameful events surrounding an African American man who died in 1913 after falling from a train. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Legendary folk singer and songwriter Don McLean reflects on his 1974 song “The Legend of Andrew McCrew,” which was written...
Don McLean Reflects On 60th Anniversary of Buddy Holly’s Death and “The Day The Music Died”
Plus, McLean to make special appearance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in March for an intimate performance and Q&A NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On February 3, 1959, a chartered aircraft crashed in Mason City, Iowa just minutes after takeoff claiming the lives of Buddy...
Don McLean Signs $4.5 Million Administration Deal With Universal Music Publishing Group; Readies For Second Leg Of World Tour In October
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Legendary American singer, songwriter, and performer Don McLean recently signed a third extension to his ongoing administration deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, worth $4.5 Million. McLean, whose relationship with UMPG goes back to 1990,...
DON McLEAN JOINS ED SHEERAN, ROGER DALTREY, VAN MORRISON, AND MORE FOR CHARITY FUNDRAISER; PERFORMS HIS CLASSIC ‘VINCENT’ WITH SHEERAN
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - Legendary American singer, songwriter and performer Don McLean recently helped raise funds for Teen Cancer America (TCA) and UCLA Health. At the Backyard Concert 2018, McLean joined Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Van Morrison and Roger...