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Don Mclean at Blue Note Summer Sessions At Silverado Resort at Silverado Resort And Spa

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Don Mclean at Blue Note Summer Sessions At Silverado Resort at Silverado Resort And Spa

When

Fri, June 2, 2023
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Don McLean
guitar

About

Don McLean was born on October 2, 1945, in New Rochelle, New York, to Elizabeth and Donald McLean. By the age of five he had developed an interest in all forms of music and would spend hours listening to the radio and records that were around the house. Childhood asthma meant that Don missed long periods of school and while he slipped back in his studies, his love of music was allowed to flourish. He would often perform shows for family and friends.

As a teenager, he purchased his first guitar (a Harmony F Hole with a sunburst finish) from the House of Music in New Rochelle and took voice lessons paid for by his sister. These lessons combined with running, walking, and swimming, helped Don to develop breath control, which would later allow him to sing long, continuous phrases, in songs such as โ€œCryingโ€, without taking a breath. The exercise also meant his asthma improved....

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