Don McLean
View on IMDb ↗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
Garth Live from Central Park
The Midnight Special
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
Classic Albums
Buddy Holly: Rave On
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Hell's Kitchen
The Dick Cavett Show
The Flight of Dragons
Diary of a Teenage HitchhikerFilmography (25)
- 2022
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"Self - 2020Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsSelf (archive footage)
- 2017
Buddy Holly: Rave OnSelf - 2017
Don McLean: American PieSelf - 2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a GenerationSelf - 2012
The Real LoveSelf - 2009
When Woodstock Was YoungSelf - 2005
Hell's KitchenSelf - Restaurant Patron - 2001Don McLean: Starry, Starry Nightas himself
- 1999Where Are They Now?Self
- 1999Behind The Music: The Day The Music DiedSelf
- 1997
Garth Live from Central ParkSelf - Guest - 1997
Classic AlbumsSelf - 1997
The Lost DaughterBellboy - 1982
The Weavers: Wasn't That a TimeSelf - 1982
The Flight of DragonsThe Balladeer (voice) - 1980
Solid GoldSelf - 1979
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker - 1979
The Marti Caine Show - 1975
Seaside Special - 1972
The Midnight SpecialSelf - 1971
DiscoSelf - 1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest - —
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973Self - —Till Tomorrow: Don McLeanSelf