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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…
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...
Oct 10, 2022 · Rod McKuen Was the Best-Selling 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,...
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Jan 31, 2015 · Rod McKuen, a California writer, singer and troubadour whose books of poetry and understated record albums sold by the millions in the 1960s and 1970s, making him the best-known and most...
Jan 30, 2015 · Populist poet and prolific songwriter Rod McKuen has died at the age of 81. Known as the 'King of Kitsch', he died in Los Angeles of respiratory arrest after suffering from pneumonia.
