Edwin McCain

Edwin McCain will forever be tied to I'll Be, that 1998 ballad that hit number five, but I think reducing him to one hit does him a disservice. With five of his eleven albums charting on the Billboard 200, this Greenville, South Carolina songwriter has shown real staying power and a refusal to chase trends. What I respect most is how he kept writing and touring long after the radio spotlight faded, trusting his own voice. Writing a song that lasting is a legacy most musicians would envy, and he earned it honestly.

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Name (English)

Edwin McCain

Name (Japanese)

エドウィン・マッケーン

Reading

えどうぃん・まっけーん

Born

January 20, 1970 (age 56)

Origin

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Occupation

singer-songwriter / musician / composer / singer / guitarist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

• Official sitehttps://www.edwin.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin%20McCain
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1294820

Tags

• South Carolina
• singer-songwriter
• musician
• composer

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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