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“I'm living in a world that was created a hundred years ago with vaudeville and people traveling around and medicine shows and things and making live music on stage and I'm still doing that. I like it that way. I like to present something to people that's had 40 years of being honed and perfected. It's something that you're not going to find with an artist who's been around for two or three years, or even ten years.”

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Don McLean

Don McLean is an American singer-songwriter, born on October 2, 1945. He is renowned for writing and performing 'American Pie,' which became a classic in American popular music. McLean's musical style blends folk, rock, and blues elements, and his songs often explore social, political, and personal emotions. more

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