Don McLean

:For the British comedian see Don MacLean.

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Don McLean, (born October 2, 1945 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for his 1971 ballad "American Pie", about an event known as The Day the Music Died.

Related Topics:
October 2 - 1945 - New Rochelle, New York - Singer-songwriter - 1971 - Ballad - American Pie - The Day the Music Died

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Other well-known songs include

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• "And I Love You So" - covered by Elvis Presley and as a 1973 hit for Perry Como
• "Vincent" (a tribute to the 19th century Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh)
• "Castles in the Air"
• "Winterwood"

A poem about McLean, "Killing Me Softly With His Blues" by Lori Lieberman, was reworked into a song called "Killing Me Softly" by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. Lieberman was the first to record it (in 1971), but the song has two far better-known covers. The first major hit version was by Roberta Flack in 1973; nearly a quarter-century later (1996), another version was a major hit for The Fugees.

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Lori Lieberman - Killing Me Softly - 1971 - Covers - Roberta Flack - 1973 - 1996 - The Fugees

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In 1981, he had an international number one hit with the Roy Orbison classic, "Crying". Orbison himself once described him as "the voice of the century", and a subsequent rerecording of the song saw him embrace the remake.

Related Topics:
1981 - Roy Orbison

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