Don McLean
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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
Credits
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
as The Balladeer (voice)
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" (2022)
as Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013)
as Self
Buddy Holly: Rave On (2017)
as Self
The Real Love (2012)
as Self
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979)
Actor
When Woodstock Was Young (2009)
as Self
The Lost Daughter (1997)
as Bellboy
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died (1999)
as Self
Garth Live from Central Park (1997)
as Self - Guest
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (1982)
as Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973 (—)
as Self
Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night (2001)
as as himself
Don McLean: American Pie (2017)
as Self
Till Tomorrow: Don McLean (—)
as Self