Don McLean

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.