Known for

Acting

Born

Oct 2, 1945 (81 years old)

Don McLean

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".

Titles

Hell's Kitchen

Series • 2005

The Dick Cavett Show

Series • 1968

The Midnight Special

Series • 1972

Solid Gold

Series • 1980

Classic Albums

Series • 1997

Disco

Series • 1971

Seaside Special

Series • 1975

The Marti Caine Show

Series • 1979

The Flight of Dragons

Movie • 1982

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

Movie • 2022

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

Movie • 1979

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

Movie • 1982

Buddy Holly: Rave On

Movie • 2017

Don McLean: American Pie

Movie • 2017