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LUSKEY'S COWBOY BOOTS

Artist Don McLean (American, born 1945)

GenreFolk

ClassificationsCSO - Clothing - Shoes

LocationNot On View

DescriptionBorn October 2, 1945, Don McLean developed an early love for music, listening to records and the radio at his family’s New Rochelle, New York home. During the mid-60s, McLean became one of the young musical luminaries of the American folk music revival movement, performing at clubs and coffee houses nationwide and sending an environmental message to his fans. Throughout the 70s, McLean would sell-out concert shows worldwide, performing at some of the most elite venues. McLean’s discography has been recorded by artists such as Garth Brooks, Perry Como, Drake, Josh Groban, and George Michael. In 2001, his opus “American Pie” was voted one of the top five “Songs of the Century” by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. These leather cowboy boots were custom-made for Don McClean by Luskey’s/Ryon’s Western Store. Luskey’s first opened in 1919 as a dry goods store in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. It was quickly changed to a western store when the original Luskey brothers noticed that cowboys often shopped for themselves while buying and selling cattle in the stockyards.
About the Artist

Don McLean

American Troubadour

King of the Trail

Donald McLean III

American, born 1945

Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York, USA