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Don McLean Online: The Official Website of Don McLean & American Pie

Welcome to americanpie.com

Welcome to Don McLean Online, the only official Don McLean website and source of latest news, streamed music and other exclusive material direct from Don McLean. Don McLean writes:

Don McLean "Thanks for taking an interest in this page and in my activities. I have been singing since I was a small child but once I began to play the guitar, I formed in my mind the idea that perhaps I could write songs. Simple rock songs like 'Teenager in Love' could be played with the same chords over and over. I've taught my young daughter how to play this tune, it's that simple. Folk songs were also everywhere in the fifties and the guitar was perfect for them. A simple, beautiful song will inspire most musicians to try to write. Complicated, pretentious and non-melodic music is a turn-off. So are lessons. Keep music in your life and have fun with it and after a time it will grow on you and you will understand the language of song."

Sincerely,
Don McLean

Don McLean's superstar status is always attributed to his remarkable song, 'American Pie' which, in 2000, once again topped the charts worldwide, this time recorded by Madonna. Back in 1972, 'Vincent' ('Starry Starry Night'), taken from the 'American Pie' album gave Don McLean a second number one hit single and another landmark entry in the history of popular music.

American PieBetween the heady years of 1971 and 2000, Don McLean released over 20 albums and scored major chart successes with 'Everyday' (1973), 'Mountains of Mourne' (1974), 'Crying' (1980), 'Castles in the Air' (1981), 'Since I Don't Have You' (1981), 'Can't Blame the Train' (1987) and again with 'American Pie' in the UK in 1991.

In 2003, Don's song, 'The Grave', was recorded by George Michael in protest at the Iraq War and in 2005 Don released a career retrospective, Rearview Mirror, which included new versions of some of his best songs including 'Vincent' and 'Empty Chairs'.

Don McLean is immortalized as the subject of the Roberta Flack/The Fugees No. 1 hit, ' Killing Me Softly With His Song'. However his greatest honour came in 2004 when Don was inaugurated into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.

Don shared his life story in Alan Howard's biography, 'The Don McLean Story: Killing Us Softly With His Songs', released in January 2007.

This site celebrates Don McLean's career as a singer, songwriter and performer and contains over 200 pages of news, reviews, interviews and streamed music. Please enjoy your visit.

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Latest News from Don McLean:
 

Don McLean has recently completed an Australian tour and will be heading to the Far East and Europe soon. 2008 is another exciting and eventful year for Don McLean and his fans! Last year saw the release of his biography and the hit CD/DVD "The Legendary Don McLean".

Latest additions:
·Don will be performing various international shows including the Flower Power Festival in Seoul on May 4th; Taiwan University on May 6th; Ottawa on July 13th; Torhout, Belgium on July 25th; Trowbridge, UK on July 27th; and a three-week tour of Germany, Italy, Holland and Scandinavia in October. 2009 looks like seeing a return to Australia and, in late summer, a series of festival-style dates in England and a return to the Royal Albert Hall. Further dates (including a full US list) and full details will be on the brand new official website launching soon....more.
·Don McLean will be performing at the Flower Power Peace Festival, May 4 and 5, Jamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea.
...more.
·Don will be headlining the Trowbridge Festival this July....more.
·Hyde Park concert 1975 page has been updated...more.
·Scottish police claim to have found original American Pie handwritten lyrics....more.
·Video of Don singing "Crying" added to site....more.
·Visit the Australia 2008 Don McLean tour page...more.

Latest Comments:
·kim on American Pie.
·Sandra Abbott on Vincent (Starry Starry Night).
·papajoe on American Pie.
·Rene on Don McLean Elected to Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
·Bill Paquette on About Don McLean.
·Jill Curtin on Vincent (Starry Starry Night) Slide Show.
·Bill on About Don McLean.

The Don McLean Story

The Don McLean Story: Killing Us Softly With His Songs
by Alan Howard

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'...I wanted to counter the urban myths about me, and to get the full story out before someone else did,' says Don McLean.


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