Don McLean

Orbison himself once described him as "the voice of the century", and a subsequent rerecording of the song saw him embrace the remake. It also had a very successful run on American urban radio stations. In 1981, he had an international number one hit with the Roy Orbison classic, "Crying". Most recently, Musiq has released the singles and videos "forthenight" and "whoknows" from his third LP, Soulstar. "forthenight" has been one of VH1 Soul's most played videos of 2004 so far. The first major hit version was by Roberta Flack in 1973; nearly a quarter-century later (1996), another version was a major hit for The Fugees. Once again, its video got heavy play on MTV2 and VH1 Soul, as well as on MTV Jams. Lieberman was the first to record it (in 1971), but the song has two far better-known covers. In late 2002, Musiq contributed guest vocals to "Break You Off", the first single from The Roots' Phrenology album.

A poem about McLean, "Killing Me Softly With His Blues" by Lori Lieberman, was reworked into a song called "Killing Me Softly" by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. Both videos also got substantial play during the year on VH1 Soul. Other well-known songs include. He had continued urban and MTV2 success with its singles, "halfcrazy" and "dontchange", the former of which was one of the most played music videos on MTV2 in the summer of 2002 and during the year overall. Don McLean, (born October 2, 1945 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for his 1971 ballad "American Pie". In 2002, he released his sophomore album, Juslisen (read: "Just Listen"), as simply Musiq. "Christmastime!"-2004. His singles also received moderate airplay on urban and urban contemporary radio stations.

"The Western Album"- 2003. The singles "Just Friends (Sunny)", "Love", and "Girl Next Door" received exposure in America mainly on the more underground music video network, MTV2, as well as on BET. "You've Got To Share"- 2003 ("The Kid's Album"). Musiq did much of his own songwriting, and most of the record was produced by the A Touch of Jazz production company, headed by Jazzy Jeff. "Starry Starry Night"- 2001 {LIVE}. He released his debut album, Aijuswanasang (read: "I Just Want to Sing"), in 2000, which was well-received by critics and audiences. "Don McLean Sings Marty Robbins"- 2001. He moved back to Philadelphia as a teenager, and began plans for a career in music.

"River of Love"- 1995. Musiq was born in Philadelphia and grew up with his family--including eight brothers and sisters--in Putnam County, Georgia. "Favourites and Rarities"- 1993. Musiq Soulchild (born Talib Johnson on September 16, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African American neo soul and R&B artist, one of the most popular artists on the Def Soul label. Since 2001, he has gone by simply Musiq, dropping the "Soulchild" from his moniker. Besides being a successful recording artist, Musiq is notable for his disregard for normal rules of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, as can be seen by the titles of his singles and his albums. "Headroom"- 1990. 2004: "whoknows" (US #65). "Love Tracks"- 1987. 2003: "forthenight" (US #52).

"For The Memories I & II"- 1986-7. 2002: "dontchange" (US #17). "Dominion"- 1982 {LIVE}. 2002: "halfcrazy" (US #16). "Believers"- 1981. 2001: "Girl Next Door" (US #85). "Chain Lightning"- 1978. 2000: "Love" (US #24).

"Prime Time"- 1977. 2000: "Just Friends (Sunny)" (US #31). "Solo"- 1976 {LIVE}. 2003: Soulstar. "Homeless Brother"- 1974. 2002: Juslisen. "Playin' Favorites"- 1973. 2000: Aijuswanasang.

"Don McLean"- 1972. "American Pie"- 1971. "Tapestry"- 1970. "Winterwood".

"Castles in the Air". "Vincent" (a tribute to the 19th century Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh).