single from , Don McLean’s 1972 album, “Vincent” rode to the U.S. charts on a wave of popularity, thanks to that long-player’s megahit title track. Often recalled by its opening line, “Starry, starry night,” itself a reference to Vincent Van Gogh’s celebrated June 1889 painting , “Vincent” is an evocative reverie on the artist’s life and work. Remarkably, neither it nor its companion hit existed when McLean began recording the album. “I had everything except ‘Vincent’ and.
