Don McLean Ingħata Ċertifikazzjonijiet RIAA Deheb u Platina Għall-Kanzunetta Ikonika Tiegħu "Vincent" Waqt Apparenzi f'Los Angeles
Don McLean, il-kantawtur leggendari wara suċċessi timeless bħal "American Pie" u "Vincent", ġie ċċelebrat fi Los Angeles matul żewġ avvenimenti speċjali din il-ġimgħa. McLean ħa sehem fis-sessjoni TalkShopLive® segwit minn SiriusXM Town Hall mistiedna minn Lou Simon fuq il-kanal SiriusXM '70s on 7. L-avveniment esklussiv ta' SiriusXM laqa' dozeni ta' fans devoti għal kkonversazzjoni intima dwar il-karriera storika ta' McLean u l-legat mużikali li għad baqa'.
Il-ġurnata kienet issottolinejata aktar meta McLean ingħatał plakki li jikkommemoraw ż-żieda prestiġjuża ta 'certifikazzjonijiet Gold & Platinum RIAA għall-ballata tiegħu "Vincent". Il-President u CEO ta 'Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) Bruce Resnikoff ppreżenta l-premijiet, li rrikonoxxew kemm l-unuri Gold kif ukoll Platinum għal kant. Matul il-preżentazzjoni, Resnikoff faħħar l-impatt dejjiemi ta 'McLean fuq l-istorja tal-mużika u l-influwenza diġitali kontinwa tiegħu, bi aktar minn 250 miljun stream globali ta "'Vincent".
Oriġinarjament rrilaxxat fuq l-etiketta United Artists fl-1971 bħala parti mill-album seminali American Pie ta' McLean, "Vincent" ressaq ma' udjenzi madwar id-dinja, kisbu klassifika dinjija. "Vincent,", ispirat mill-ħajja u l-arti ta' Vincent van Gogh, huwa ċċelebrat għall-lirika evokattiva tiegħu u għall-arranġament akustiku qalbieni. Spiss sottotitolat "Starry Starry Night,", il-kanzunetta tibqa' waħda mill-aqwa xogħlijiet ta' McLean u wieħed mill-pedamenti tal-katalgu illustri tiegħu.
"Huwa mħassib li naraw kif 'Vincent' jibqa 'jmiss il-persuni wara dawn is-snin kollha", qal McLean. "Dan il-kant twieled minn l-admirazzjoni tiegħi għall-ġenju u l-humanità ta 'Vincent van Gogh, u huwa unur li jarawh rikonoxxut bi ċ-ċertifikazzjonijiet Gold u Platinum. Jien rikonoxxenti lil fans tiegħi, il-komunità mużikali, u kull min ħalla dan il-kant ħaj."
Il-presenter tal-SiriusXM Lou Simon, awtorità rispettata fuq klassiċi, mexxa diskussjoni kompelling ma' McLean matul l-avveniment. SiriusXM komplu jċċelebraw artisti ikonici u l-mużika tagħhom, joffru lil fans kontenut eżklussiv u opportunitajiet biex jikkonettaw ma' performanti leġġendari bħal McLean.
Għal aktar informazzjoni dwar Don McLean, żur www.donmclean.com. Biex tixxejja l-evidenza mill-SiriusXM Town Hall, smagħha fuq SiriusXM '70s on 7.
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Don McLean is a GRAMMY Award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member, and a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. His smash hit “American Pie” resides in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and was named a Top 5 Song of the 20th Century by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA). A New York native, Don McLean is one of American history's most revered and respected songwriters. After paying his dues in the New York club scene in the late 1960s, 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, McLean’s handwritten manuscript of “American Pie” lyrics was auctioned by Christie's, 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. Don landed a new recording contract with Time Life in 2020, with whom he released a catalog of recordings and a new album ‘Still Playin’ Favorites.’ In 2021, Don’s “American Pie” was featured in the Avengers’ Black Widow and the Tom Hanks movie Finch. McLean received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, celebrated the 50th anniversary of “American Pie,” and recorded a version of the song with a cappella group Home Free. In 2022, McLean received six Telly Awards for his collaboration with international heavyweight Tyson Fury, released American Pie: A Fable children’s book, and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. In 2023, the Telly award-winning documentary The Day The Music Died was released on DVD and Blu-Ray. In unexpected news, President Yoon of South Korea sang “American Pie” for a delighted audience of White House guests in Washington, D.C. McLean was inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame during a public ceremony along with Darius Rucker, Joe Galante, and Duane Eddy in Nashville, Tennessee.
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