Don McLean
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Other well-known songs include
* “And I Love You So” - covered by Elvis Presley, a 1973 hit for Perry Como
* “Vincent” (a tribute to the 19th century Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh)
* “Castles in the Air”
* “Winterwood”
* “Wonderful Baby” (a tribute to Fred Astaire that Astaire himself recorded.)
* “Superman’s Ghost” (a tribute to George Reeves, who portrayed Superman on TV in the 1950’s)
Early in his career, McLean was mentored by the folk legend Pete Seeger, and accompanied Seeger on his Clearwater boat up the Hudson River in 1969 to protest at environmental pollution in the river. The Clearwater campaign was widely credited for improving water quality in the Hudson River.
The album American Pie features a version of Psalm 137, ‘Babylon’ arranged by Don McLean and Lee Hays (The Weavers). This is the same psalm that Boney M would have a number one hit in the UK with seven years later under the title Rivers of Babylon, although the two renditions are so different it is not immediately noticeable that they are versions of the same song.
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Empty Chairs
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Crossroads
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Crying
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Sister Fatima
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Babylon
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Till Tomorrow
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The Grave
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Everybody Loves Me, Baby
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Wonderful Baby
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Lyons Folk Festival
Planet Bluegrass, Lyons, CO, Denver, United States
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