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Rodney Marvin McKuen ( / məˈkjuːən /; April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and composer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s.
A songwriter, singer, and composer, Rod McKuen sold millions of copies of his books of poetry. He was born in Oakland, California, and raised by his mother and a stepfather. After a peripatetic youth, he served in Korea before returning to California to write and perform folksongs and sing in…
Oct 10, 2022 · Rod McKuen Was the Bestselling Poet in American History. What Happened? He sold 60 million books and 100 million records. Why was he forgotten? By Dan Kois. Oct 10, 20227:00 PM. n April 29, 1969,...
Jan 31, 2015 · Rod McKuen, a wildly successful poet and songwriter in the late 1960s and 1970s — with massive book sales, a No. 1 hit song, concerts around the world, frequent TV appearances and an...
Rod McKuen (April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s.
Jan 30, 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) — Rod McKuen, the husky-voiced “King of Kitsch” whose avalanche of music, verse and spoken-word recordings in the 1960s and ‘70s overwhelmed critical mockery and made him an Oscar-nominated songwriter and one of the best-selling poets in history, has died.
Jan 30, 2015 · Rod McKuen, a ubiquitous poet, lyricist and songwriter whose work met with immense commercial success if little critical esteem, died on Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 81.
Aug 29, 2019 · What few people know about Rod McKuen is that he was an early gay activist, a member of the Mattachine Society, and a visionary on issues of sexual fluidity and transcending labels.
Mar 26, 2015 · IN THE HISTORY of callous obituaries, poet Rod McKuen may have earned himself a prominent place with his death on January 29 in Beverly Hills at age 81. One obit, from the Associated...
Jan 30, 2015 · Rod McKuen is credited with more than 200 albums and more than 30 collections of poetry. He died on Thursday after a lengthy illness.
