Helping McLean to bring the American Pie documentary to life was Spencer Proffer, the music producer and songwriter who serves as CEO of media production company Meteor 17. Released as part of an album of the same name, “American Pie” spent eight weeks on the US Billboard Charts and came in at #1 for four in 1972, also topping charts in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. McLean’s handwritten manuscript of the lyrics to the song was auctioned by Christies in 2015, selling for just over $1.2M. The singer-songwriter celebrated the tune’s 50th anniversary year, recording a new version with a cappella group Home Free, as he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. McLean is a Grammy Award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member and a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient whose smash hit “American Pie” resides in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and was named a top 5 song of the 20th Century by the Recording Industry of America. Paramount+ And Showtime Set Streaming And Linear Debut For Oscar Contender 'Kokomo City,' D.
