#DonMcClean was born #OnThisDay in 1945, remembered mainly for just one song — but what a song~! #AmericanPie was like an anthem for the generation coming of age in the 1970s & went to the top of the charts when released in 1971:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z13v...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_McL...
#VincentVanGogh died from a self-inflicted gunshot #OnThisDay in 1890 at the age of 37; this is his self-portrait with a bandaged ear (1889) & here's #DonMcClean singing "Vincent" ("Starry, Starry Night"), his tribute to the artist:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wrN...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent...
#VincentVanGogh died from a self-inflicted gunshot #OnThisDay in 1890 at age 37, now one of the most popular artists in the world; this is "Sower with Setting Sun" (1888) & here's #DonMcClean singing "Vincent" ("Starry, Starry Night"):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wrN...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent...
Choose 20 albums you love. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order… No explanations, no reviews, just album covers
17 / 20
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#music
#albumchallenge
#donmcclean
American Pie / Don McLean
#MondayMusicMosaic on #LiffeySound 96.4FM on 3rd. Feb.2025 ( Irish Bank Holiday ) from 3PM GMT Play list per this link: www.blogger.com/blog/post/ed... incl. @edelmeade.bsky.social #BuddyHolly #TheBigBopper #RitchieValens #TheBand #GarthHudsonRIP #DonMcClean onlineradiobox.com/ie/liffeysou...
"American Pie"
#DonMcClean was born #OnThisDay in 1945, remembered mainly for just one song — but what a song~! #AmericanPie was like an anthem for the generation coming of age in the 1970s & went to the top of the charts when it was released in 1971
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z13v...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_McL...
This is such an underrated album. I think I still love ‘American Pie’ more but this is now a close second to that.
#nowspinning #dailyvinyl #vinylcommunity #dailyrecord #vinyl #folkmusic #donmcclean #music
Van Gogh self-portrait
#VincentVanGogh died from a self-inflicted gunshot #OnThisDay in 1890 at the age of 37; this is his self-portrait with a bandaged ear (1889) & here's #DonMcClean singing "Vincent" ("Starry, Starry Night"), his tribute to the artist:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wrN...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent...
"Sower with Setting Sun" (1888)
#VincentVanGogh died from a self-inflicted gunshot #OnThisDay in 1890 at 37, virtually unknown but now one of the most popular artists in the world; this is "Sower with Setting Sun" (1888) & here's #DonMcClean singing "Vincent":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wrN...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent...
