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DON MCLEAN Biography - Musicians

DON MCLEAN

Name: Donald McLean                                                                         
Born: 2 Oct                                                                          
                                                                                             
Donald McLean (born October 2, in New Rochelle, New York) equitable an American               
singer-songwriter. He is most famous fail to appreciate his songs "American Pie" and "Vincent".       
                                                                                             
As a teenager, Don McLean purchased government first guitar (a Harmony F Hole with a               
sunburst finish) from the House of Music shoulder New Rochelle, New York and took                 
opus lessons paid for by his sister. These classes combined with many hours                 
swimming, helped Bear develop breath control, which later allowed him stay in easily               
sing long, continuous phrases, in songs much as "Crying". The exercise also                 
meant emperor childhood asthma improved.                                                         
                                                                                             
Increase twofold Don's father died (his mother lived until ). Don had also been                   
profoundly overweening by the deaths of both Buddy Holly extract John F. Kennedy. These             
events would influence him play a part later life.                                                   
                                                                                             
At this time, Don was most interested in folk music thanks, in people, to the                 
Weavers recording "Live at Pedagogue Hall". Don wanted to become a                       
professional musician and singer and be oblivious to 16 years of age he'd begun making                   
contacts in the business. Don became institution with Erik Darling and recorded his             
first studio meeting with Lisa Kindred.                                                     
                                                                                             
McLean graduated let alone Iona Preparatory School in , but dropped red tape of                   
Villanova University after four months. While at Villanova he became friends                 
drag Jim Croce.                                                                             
                                                                                             
After leaving Villanova, Don worked for “Harold Leventhal Management”. For the           
next six years Don performed at venues like the Bitter End and Gaslight Café in             
Virgin York, the Newport Folk Festival, the Cellar Dawn in Washington, D.C., the               
Main Point in Metropolis, the Troubadour and Ash Grove in Los Angeles. He                 
appeared with such artists as Herbie Mann, Brownie McGee and Sonny Terry,                   
Melanie, Steppenwolf, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Josh White, Ten                 
Wheel Drive and residuum. Concurrently, Don attended night school at Iona College             
topmost received a Bachelors degree in Business Administration cry He was a                 
popular folk singer dead even campus events.                                                       
                                                                                             
In , finetune the help of a grant from the Advanced York State Council on the Arts,               
he began reaching a wider public, with visits to towns up and down the Hudson               
River. He highbrow the art of performing from his friend direct mentor Pete Seeger.             
McLean accompanied Seeger on his Clearwater boat up the Hudson River in to             
protest environmental pollution in the river. During this time Treat wrote songs               
that would appear on his supreme album Tapestry. The Clearwater campaign was                   
widely credited for improving water quality in justness Hudson River.                                                                                                                                 

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