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Album Of The Week and Don McLean

Legendary recording artist Don McLean - best known for American Pie - chooses the Tracks of My Years. Plus there's PopMaster, Record and Album Of The Week and your love dedications

Legendary recording artist Don McLean - best known for 'American Pie' - chooses the Tracks of My Years.

Now 50 years old, 'American Pie' was both a remarkable and unusual hit: more than eight minutes long, it reflected the experiences of the American generation which lived through the painful transition from the innocent 50s to the turbulent 70s. Combining a rousing chorus with cryptic, poetic verses, the song transfixed an entire culture and, along with its follow-up single Vincent, made Don an international star.

Don was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004. and 'American Pie' has also been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2001 it was named the fifth most historically significant song of the 20th Century by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts. It was performed by Garth Brooks at Barack Obama's pre-inauguration concert and Madonna's cover version topped charts in 2000.

More recently, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Folk Awards honoured Don McLean with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his great contribution to songwriting. This autumn, Don will kick off the UK leg of his 50th Anniversary American Pie Tour

The next two tracks Don has chosen come from Ritchie Valens and The Weavers.

Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of PopMaster.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 21 Jun 2022 09:30

Music Played

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Left To My Own Devices

    • Introspective / Further Listening 1988-1989.
    • EMI.
  • Diana Ross

    Turn Up The Sunshine (feat. Tame Impala)

    • Minions: The Rise Of Gru O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Decca Records.
  • Coldplay

    Hymn For The Weekend (feat. µώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©)

    • A Head Full Of Dreams.
    • Parlophone.
  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.
  • DNCE

    Move

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.
  • Rockwell

    Somebody's Watching Me

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • The Coral

    In The Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.
  • Glenn Frey

    The Heat Is On

    • Above The Clouds: The Very Best Of.
    • Universal.
  • Record Of The Week

    • Bananarama

      Masquerade

      • Masquerade.
      • Synk.
  • Adele

    Set Fire To The Rain

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 5.
  • Fat Larry’s Band

    Zoom

    • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Blue

    Haven't Found You Yet

    • Heart & Soul.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.
  • Kansas

    Carry On Wayward Son

    • The Best Of.
    • Epic.
    • 3.
  • John Legend

    Dope

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.
  • Toto

    Hold The Line

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • Neiked, Anne-Marie & Latto

    I Just Called

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • CΓ©line Dion

    It's All Coming Back To Me Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Duran Duran

    A View To A Kill

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.
  • Album Of The Week

    • Carrie Underwood

      Wanted Woman

      • Denim & Rhinestones.
      • Capitol Nashville.
  • M People

    Sight For Sore Eyes

    • The Best Of M People.
    • BMG.
  • Suede

    She Still Leads Me On

    • Autofiction.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Dire Straits

    Money For Nothing

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.
  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Ritchie Valens

      Donna

      • (CD Single).
      • Old Gold.
    • The Weavers

      Woke Up This Morning

      • Reunion At Carnegie Hall.
      • Vanguard Records.
      • 3.
  • Nathan Dawe

    21 Reasons (feat. Ella Henderson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Chesney Hawkes

    The One and Only

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

Broadcast

  • Tue 21 Jun 2022 09:30