The veteran singer/songwriter is certainly a whole lot more than his 1971 classic “American Pie,” the epic hit about the day the music died, reflecting on the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1959. His other songs include the modest hit “Vincent (Starry Starry Night),” a salute to painter Vincent Van Gogh, that has been recorded by Josh Groban, Ellie Goulding and NOFX, and “And I Love You So,” which was recorded by Elvis Presley, Helen Reddy and Glen Campbell. In McLean’s first Twin Cities performance in years, he might offer his new “Ballad of George Floyd” or maybe something from his just-released “Christmas Memories: Remixed and Remastered.” (STAR TRIBUNE)
Don McLean: 50th Anniversary of “American Pie” Tour
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