D O N M C L E A N
Grammy award honoree, Songwriter Hall of Fame member, BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for his smash hit
“A m e r i c a n P i e”
Named by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) a top 5 song of the 20th Century.
EXCLUSIVE ZOOM INTERVIEW!
This year marks the 50th anniversary release of the iconic song, American Pie. In celebration of this legendary song, Home Free and Don McLean teamed up for a special collaboration which was released on Friday, January 29th. An official music video will follow on Wednesday, February 3rd, “the day the music died” -- the day Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. Richardson died tragically in an Iowa plane crash -- 62 years ago.
We’re excited to use this release and this platform to
continue to draw awareness to the National Independent Venue Association’s
(NIVA) work in raising money for emergency grants for independent music venues
and promoters so that 2021 does not become the year the stages died,
too. We’ll be pushing Home Free fans to donate to NIVA and making sure
they’re aware that just because The Save Our Stages act passed, that the work
is not done.
Don McLean is a Grammy award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member, a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and his smash hit “American Pie” resides in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and was named by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) a top 5 song of the 20th Century. A New York native, Don McLean is one of the most revered and respected songwriters in American history. After paying his dues in the New York club scene in the late ‘60s, he went on to score mega-hits like “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night),” “Castles in the Air” and many more.
His catalog of songs has been recorded by Madonna, Garth Brooks, Josh Groban, Drake, Weird “Al” Yankovic, and countless others. In 2015, one of McLean’s four handwritten manuscripts of the lyrics to “American Pie” was auctioned by Christies, selling for just over $1.2 Million. 2019 honored Don with a star on the Las Vegas Walkway of Stars and his song “And I Love You So” was the theme for Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s wedding. Now in 2020, Don signed a recording contract with Time Life to release his catalog of recordings as well as the highly anticipated new album Still Playin’ Favorites, which was released October 23rd. “American Pie” will be featured in the Avengers Black Widow and the Tom Hanks movie BIOS and much more to be announced. And when you think things are slowing down, not so for Don McLean! 2021 will mark the 50th anniversary of American Pie with a world tour to follow.
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BOOK
REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5)
STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is
a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me
into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new
frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music
fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is
befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal
background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music
holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated
from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of
high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every
sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll
lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and
consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to
rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all
readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
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