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Don McLean
real name Donald McLean
United States · b. 1945-10-02
Don McLean is credited on 2,877 releases across 684 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,877
Credits
684
Albums
7
Decades active
381
In collections
Biography
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American singer-songwriter, and guitarist, born October 2, 1945 in New Rochelle, New York. Known for his 1971 ballad "American Pie", about an event known as The Day the Music Died (which refers to the deaths of 50's rock & roll legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper).
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Credited work
2,877 releases · 684 albums · active 1965–2026
- Performance · 4,250
- Other credits · 246
- Production · 10
Studios: Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Abbey Road Studios · Olympic Studios · Sierra Sound Laboratories
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
American Pie
1971
Take Care
2011
I See You
2017
Running With Scissors
1999
Elvis In Concert
1977
Music
2000
On The Track
1975
Don McLean
1972
Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones
2022
Tapestry
1970
The Hoople
1974
American Pie
1971
Double Time
1977
Homeless Brother
1974
45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records
2002
Chain Lightning
1980
The Shirley Bassey Singles Album
1975
The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic
2009
I Am Woman
1972
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of "Weird Al" Yankovic
2017
Class Of ‘73
1973
And I Love You So
1973
Meet The Brady Bunch
1972
The Very Best Of Don McLean
1980
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