Don McLean

Don McLean Honoring the Day the Music Died 50th Anniversary “American Pie” Tour comes to DeVos Performance Hall on June 17, 2022.

In 1969, Don recorded his first album, “Tapestry”, in Berkeley, CA.The album was first released by Mediarts and attracted good reviews and achieved some commercial success. It succeeded in transforming Don McLean from an unknown to an underground sensation. FM radio loved the “Tapestry” album and very quickly, Don became a headliner in nightclubs and colleges across the country. The transition to international stardom began in 1971 with the release of “American Pie”. “American Pie” was recorded on 26th May 1971 and a month later received its first radio airplay on New York’s WNEW-FM and WPLJ-FM to mark the closing of The Fillmore East, the historic rock & roll concert venue.