Performer
Don McLean
Style
Rock
Folk
Folk rock
pop rock
Folk pop
Singer-songwriter
english
american
usa
singer/songwriter
contemporary folk
united states
introspective
new york
poetic
bittersweet
soft
Country
United States
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Performer description
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 "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".