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On This Day in 1980, Don McLean Was at No. 1 in the UK With a Song That Brought Roy Orbison a Grammy
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On This Day in 1980, Don McLean Was at No. 1 in the UK With a Song That Brought Roy Orbison a Grammy
Don McLean On this day (June 22) in 1980, Don McLean was on a three-week run at the top of the UK Singles Chart with “Crying.” The next year, it would land in the top 10 of the Hot 100, adult contemporary, and country charts in the United States. A few years later, Roy Orbison, who co-wrote the song, recorded a Grammy-winning rendition with K.D. Lang. Orbison co-wrote “Crying” with Joe Melson and released it as a single from the album of the sam…
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