Don McLean’s “American Pie,” has been replaced by Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well,” as the longest #1 hit of all time. “American Pie,” which lasted 8:42 held that rank for nearly 50 years since it first landed on the charts in January 1972. Swift’s “All Too Well,” is timed out at 10:13! “There is something […]
Don McLean
ALL ABOUT THE CHICKENMAN
HAVE YOU SEEN THE CHICKENMAN? IF NOT, FIRST LET ME TELL YOU OF HIS NEW HIT SINGLE “HIGH FIVE”!
COMING TO HIM IN A DREAM, THE CHICKENMAN WOKE UP SUDDENLY AND URGENTLY WITH THE LYRICS TO “HIGH FIVE” READY FOR PEN AND PAPER! WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ORIGINAL, HAND WRITTEN, STRAIGHT OUT OF A DREAM LYRICS AVAILABLE! HOW COOL IS THAT?
SO FROM THE DREAM CAME THE LYRICS AND, DID I MENTION, THE SONG ITSELF? NOW, THE CHICKENMAN COULD HEAR A BANJO AND A FIDDLE ALONG WITH THE LYRICS PLAYING, BUT HE NEEDED HELP PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. SO, THE CHICKENMAN BROUGHT HIS SONG, “HIGH FIVE”, TO MUSICIAN AND RETIRED PRODUCER TED SCHINBEIN, WHO HELPED HIM PUT THE WORDS TO MUSIC.
TED ALSO INTRODUCED THE CHICKENMAN TO A BLUEGRASS BAND FROM LONDON, ONTARIO, AND BROUGHT HIM TO DUSTIN SKY SMITH AT SKYLINE STUDIOS IN MITCHELL, ONTARIO TO RECORD IT… AND BINGO! “HIGH FIVE” WAS BORN!!
THE CHICKENMAN WAS ENCOURAGED BY HIS FRIEND RAY TINNING, TO PLUG AWAY AT HIS MUSIC CAREER AND, ON NEW YEARS EVE, RAY TOLD THE CHICKENMAN “2018 IS GONNA BE A BIG YEAR FOR YOU”. RAY ALSO TOLD THE CHICKENMAN “YOU MAY NOT BE THE BEST SINGER, BUT YOU’VE GOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LIKE!”
SHORTLY AFTER THE NEW YEARS EVE EVENT, RAY PASSED AWAY DUE TO COMPLICATIONS DURING HEART SURGERY. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT STOP THE CHICKENMAN; IN FACT, IT MADE HIM WANT TO SUCCEED EVEN MORE IN RAY’S MEMORY.
THE CHICKENMAN IS MAKING HIS WAY TO THE TOP WITH HIS HIT SINGLE “HIGH FIVE” AND ONE OF HIS STRATEGIES TO SUCCESS IS KEEPING BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING DONATIONS TO CHARITIES THAT SPEAK TO THE CHICKENMAN’S SOUL. HE PLANS TO DONATE A PERCENT OF HIS PROFITS TO CHARITIES SUCH AS TEEN CHALLENGE – LONDON ONTARIO. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://WWW.TEENCHALLENGE.CA/
SHOWING YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE CHICKENMAN IS AS EASY AS LIKING THE CHICKENMAN ON FACEBOOK, SUBSCRIBING TO THE CHICKENMAN ROCKS ON YOUTUBE, AND FOLLOWING THE CHICKENMAN ROCKS ON TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM & SPOTIFY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING ABOUT THE CHICKENMAN
-SEE YOU AGAIN SOON & HIGH FIVE!!
Additional Artist/Song Information:
Artist Name: Don McLean
Song Title: High Five
Publishing: Don McLean
Publishing Affiliation: BMI
Album Title: High Five
Record Label: Steam Whistle
Record Label: |
Steam Whistle Records |
Dan Knight |
6157200274 |
steamwhistlerecords@gmail.com |
Radio Promotion: |
Nashville Radio Promotions |
J.K. Coltrain |
6157200274 |
staff@coltrecords.com |
Legendary singer/songwriter Don McLean released his iconic album American Pie in 1971, and now 50 years later will perform at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on “The Day The Music Died,” February 3, 2021. This historic night will honor Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and ‘The Big Bopper’ as it marks the 62nd anniversary […]