Dave Maclean (born José Carlos González, 29 September 1944 – 17 June 2023) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, whose repertoire sung in English was very successful in the 1970s.
In 1973, Som Livre, a subsidiary of Rede Globo, made a proposal for Maclean to record songs in English, so they could become part of soap opera soundtracks.
At that time, being featured in the television shows with the highest audience across all TV channels in the country, would push sales of any records related to those programs.
[10][11] As a composer of sertanejo music, his works in Portuguese became known through artists like Gian and Giovani (Mil Corações), Sérgio Reis (Palavras de Amor e Na Outra Mão), Sula Miranda (Fogo e Palha), Sandy & Junior (Pra Dançar com Você e Ser Criança), Nalva Aguiar (Cowboy de Rodeio), among others.
Maclean also participated in the recordings of other artists, exponents of national music, such as: Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano, Leandro e Leonardo, Edson and Hudson, Amado Batista, Joanna, Sérgio Reis, Sula Miranda, Willie Nelson, Duduca e Dalvan, Marlon e Maycon, among others.