Don McLean

Actor

Born: October 2, 1945 (80 years old)

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 (6)

• Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013, ★ 7)
• The Midnight Special (1972, ★ 7.8)
• Classic Albums (1997, ★ 7.7)
• The Flight of Dragons (1982, ★ 6.7)
• The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" (2022, ★ 5.5)
• Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979, ★ 6)