The Don McLean Story
Don McLean shares his life story for the
first time...
The must have book for all Don McLean fans. Contents and extracts.
Don McLean Fans
The Don McLean Story
Don McLean shares his life story for the
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The must have book for all Don McLean fans. Contents and extracts.
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America's Legendary Singer-Songwriter
"Game Over, I Win." After 40 years in the
business. Don McLean's reaction to being elected
to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
Famed for his perennial 1971 #1 classic
“American Pie,” an elegiac eight-and-a-half
minute folk-pop epic inspired by the tragic
death of Buddy Holly, singer/songwriter Don
McLean rose to fame through the folks clubs of
New York City during the 60's. His follow-up to
“American Pie,” “Vincent’” was also a smash
success, and McLean even became the subject of
the Roberta Flack hit “Killing Me Softly With
His Song;” however, to his credit, he refused to
let the success of “American Pie” straitjacket
his career. McLean enjoyed a renaissance with
the 1980’s “Chain Lightning,” a Top 30 album,
which spawned a Top Ten smash with its cover of
Roy Orbison's classic, “Crying,” and his
original "Castles In The Air," reaching the Top
40.
"Don McLean his work, like the man himself is
very deep and very compassionate. His pop anthem
American Pie is a cultural phenomenon, and
people are still trying to decode it after 35
years! He wrote other great songs like, And I
Love You So, If We Try, Wonderful Baby,
Winterwood, and my personal favorite Empty
Chairs, which just kills me as a fan and a
songwriter.” Garth Brooks' tribute as Don McLean
is inaugurated into the National Academy of
Popular Music Songwriters' Hall of Fame, June
10th 2004.
Other inductees in 2004 were: Charles Fox, Al
Green, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Barrett Strong &
Norman Witfield.
Don McLean with Michael McDonald & Stevie Wonder
Don McLean with wife and children at the
ceremony