Don McLean
Don McLean is an American singer-songwriter best known for "American Pie" (1971), an eight-minute ballad about the death of Buddy Holly and the changing landscape of American music and culture.
The song's refrain "the day the music died" has become a widely recognized phrase.
His other enduring hit is "Vincent," a tribute to painter Vincent van Gogh.
Masculine given name
- Starry NightSwirling celestial landscape painting
- yesteryearTime not long past
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
longing · memories · sentimentality · retrospect · innocence · loss · bygone · golden age
Fifties rock-and-roll pioneer
- plane crashAircraft accident with impact
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- ChevroletAmerican automobile manufacturer
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
Ritchie Valens · rye · anthem · rock and roll · symbolism · cultural touchstone · goodbye · iconic
Relating to sound
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- coffeehouseEstablishment serving brewed beverages
protest · roots · traditional · Dylan · Seeger · Guthrie · Baez · revival
Vincent
Masculine given name
- Starry NightSwirling celestial landscape painting
- yesteryearTime not long past
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
wistfulness · longing · memories · sentimentality · retrospect · innocence · loss · bygone · golden age · reminiscence
Buddy Holly
Fifties rock-and-roll pioneer
- plane crashAircraft accident with impact
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- ChevroletAmerican automobile manufacturer
Ritchie Valens · whiskey · rye · anthem · rock and roll · symbolism · cultural touchstone · goodbye · iconic · generation
acoustic
Relating to sound
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
coffeehouse · protest · roots · traditional · Dylan · Seeger · Guthrie · Baez · revival · hootenanny
guitarist
One who plays six strings
- composerCreator of musical works
- vocalistOne who sings professionally
- performerOne who entertains audiences
entertainer · album · concert · tour · record · hit · single · lyrics · Tapestry · discography
- songwritersBob Dylan, songwriter, lyricists, composer, lyricist
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- Acoustic GuitaristsJohn Williams
Don McLeanKraftwerk
German electronic music pioneers
Nine Inch Nails · Sex Pistols · Johnny Rotten · Skrillex · Deadmau5
Don McLeanMarilyn Manson
Alice Cooper · Ozzy Osbourne · Madonna · N.W.A · Johnny Rotten
McLean, clean, cleaner, cleanest, cleanly, cleanliness, unclean, cleaning, cleaned