Don Mclean : Don Mclean's Greatest Hits

 Donald McLean III

 (Born October 2, 1945)

 is an American 

singer-songwriter and guitarist. 

Known 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".

McLean's song

 "And I Love You So" 

has been recorded by

Elvis Presley,

Perry Como, 

Helen Reddy, 

Glen Campbell, 

and others. 

In 2000, 

Madonna had a hit with a 

rendition of 

"American Pie". 

In 2004, 

McLean was inducted into

 the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 

In January 2018,

BMI certified that

 "American Pie"

 had reached five million airplays 

and

 "Vincent"

 three million. 

Though most of McLean's music

 is in the folk rock genre, 

he has experimented with 

easy listening, 

country,

 and other genres 

as well.

NEW LINK