ERIK DARLING

Erik Darling, the folk musician who performed with The Tarriers, The Weavers and The Rooftop Singers, died on August 3rd 2008 in a hospice near Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 74. In Don McLean’s biography published in 2007, Don remembered Darling as “a genuine philosopher...
GREAT SHOWS IN EUROPE

GREAT SHOWS IN EUROPE

Don McLean completed two great shows in Europe on July 25th and 27th. Official attendance figures were 10,000 for his show in Turnhout, Belgium and 5,000 in Trowbridge, England. Great feedback is being posted from fans: “Little did I know that after attending your...

FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE

Fremont Street Experience premieres “Don McLean’s American Pie” Viva Vision light and sound show with a weekend-long 4th of July celebration free to the public, 4 p.m.-midnight July 3-5 in downtown Las Vegas. The world premiere showing of “Don McLean’s American Pie”...

DON MCLEAN TRIBUTE TO JOEL DORN

Joel Dorn, the Grammy-winning record producer who worked with Don McLean, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, the Neville Brothers, Herbie Mann and numerous other jazz, R&B and pop musicians in a career spanning 40 years, has died at age 65 in New York of a heart attack....
DON WITH GLEN CAMPBELL

DON WITH GLEN CAMPBELL

Don and Glen were in concert in Ireland at the Midlands Music Festival at Ballinlough Castle in Athboy, Meath on Saturday July 29th.
HOPALONG CASSIDY

HOPALONG CASSIDY

Don McLean’s poem about Hopalong Cassidy played by William Boyd in over 66 films between 1938 and 1945 was included on the inside cover of the American Pie album. So Long Hopalong CassidyNo matter how scary life got I could depend on youYou had that easy...