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Rod McKuen

voc, 1933-2015 US, Oakland, California
Singer / Songwriter of Pop
A.k.a. Rodney Marvin McKuen Heins Hoffman-Richter

Rodney Marvin "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. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks and classical music. He earned two Academy Award nominations and one Pulitzer nomination for his music compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in the English-speaking world. His poetry deals with themes of love, the natural world and spirituality. McKuen's songs sold over 100 million recordings worldwide, and 60 million books of his poetry were sold as well,

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Genres
  • Pop
  • World
  • Folk
  • Jazz
  • Soundtrack
Popular Tracks   
Jean on The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie by Rod McKuen
Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes on Greatest Hits, Vol. 4 by Rod McKuen
Overture on The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie by Rod McKuen
Seasons in the Sun on Greatest Hits of Rod McKuen by Rod McKuen
Without a Worry in the World on Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 by Rod McKuen
Love's Been Good to Me on Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 by Rod McKuen
The Lovers on Prolific Composer Rod McKuen Sings His Own by Rod McKuen
Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes - Live on Rod McKuen Live In London by Rod McKuen
If You Go Away on Greatest Hits of Rod McKuen by Rod McKuen
Long, Long Time on Pastorale by Rod McKuen

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Reflections - The Greatest Songs Of Rod McKuenRod McKuen2015Compil.
Sold Out At Carnegie HallRod McKuen2013Album
JoannaRod McKuen2011Single
If You Go Away: The RCA Years, 1965–1970Rod McKuen2007Compil.
Mr. Oliver TwistRod McKuen1999Album
Lonesome CitiesRod McKuen1996Album
Songs That Won The War: Something to Remember You ByBing Crosby, Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer, Rod McKuen, Frank Sinatra, Jacqueline François, Judy Garland, Ethel Smith, Vera Lynn, Kay Kyser, Dinah Shore, The Andrews Sisters1995Album
Speaking Of LoveRod McKuen1994Compil.
Hit 'Em In The Head With LoveRod McKuen1994Single
AmorRod McKuen1992Single
Amor / Without A Worry In The WorldRod McKuen1992Single
It Had To Be YouRod McKuen1989Album
Rod McKuen Sings Rod McKuen/Rod Sings His OwnRod McKuen1988Compil.
ConcertoworksRod McKuen1988Album
Pushing The Clouds Away: Greatest Hits, Vol. 5Rod McKuen1984Album
Ben Bagley's Jerome Kern Revisited Vol. IVBen Bagley, Kaye Ballard, Rod McKuen, Armelia McQueen, Joanne Woodward1983Album
After MidnightRod McKuen1982Album
Live Across Australia And Around The WorldRod McKuen1982Album
Greatest HitsRod McKuen1982Compil.
Rod On RecordRod McKuen1981Compil.
GlobalRod McKuen1981Album
Someone To Watch Over MeRod McKuen1981Album
The Rod McKuen CollectionRod McKuen1981Album
Three Track SingleRod McKuen1981Single
Rod McKuenRod McKuen1980Compil.
TurntableRod McKuen1980Album
RoadsRod McKuen1979Album
Mon Amour, Mon Ami / Moon RiverRod McKuen1979Single
Moon RiverRod McKuen1979Single
Kearney StreetRod McKuen1978Single
A Dance Fantasy / AmorVincent Montana, Jr. / Rod McKuen1978Album
Amor, AmorRod McKuen1978Single
The Wind Of Change (Aranjuez)Rod McKuen1978Single
AmorRod McKuen1978Single
On The Move With SlideRod McKuen1978Album
The Unknown WarRod McKuen1978Album
Amor, AmorRod McKuen1978Single
The Original Cast Recording Rod McKuen's The Black Eagle: A Gothic MusicalRod McKuen1978Album
Rod McKuen '77Rod McKuen1977Album
Amor, Amor / Slide... Easy InRod McKuen1977Single
More Rod '77Rod McKuen1977Album
Concerto For Balloon & Orchestra And Three OverturesRod McKuen, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Westminster Symphony Orchestra, The London Arte Orchestra, Stanyan String & Wind Ensemble1977Album
Amor / There's A Lion In The Streets Of JohannesburgRod McKuen1977Single
Amor Amor / Primo AmoreRod McKuen1977Single
McKuen CountryRod McKuen1976Album
WeRod McKuen With The Stanyan Strings1976Single
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra/Music For StringsRod McKuen1976Album
Pastures GreenRod McKuen1976Single
Plains Of My Country / SeascapesRod McKuen1975Album
Live At The Sydney Opera HouseRod McKuen1975Album
Sleep WarmRod McKuen1975Album
The Essential Rod McKuen Vol. OneRod McKuen, The Stanyan Strings1975Album
Sleep WarmRod McKuen1975Single
In Person...Rod McKuen...A South African SouvenirRod McKuen1975Album
Goodtime MusicRod McKuen1975Album
The Concert CollectionRod McKuen1975Album
Soldiers Who Want To Be HeroesRod McKuen1975Single
Seasons In The SunRod McKuen1974Single
Bouquet - The Best Of The San Sebastian StringsThe San Sebastian Strings Words Written By Rod McKuen Music Composed By Anita Kerr1974Compil.
Love SongsRod McKuen1974Album
Seasons In The Sun (Rod Mckuen Sings The McKuen/Brel Songbook)Rod McKuen1974Compil.
Alone ...Rod McKuen1974Album
Continue...Rod McKuen1974Single
Cycles / I Have Loved YouRod McKuen1973Single
Greatest Hits, Vol. 4Rod McKuen1973Compil.
The BorrowersRod McKuen1973Album
SpringThe San Sebastian Strings, Rod McKuen, Anita Kerr1973Album
The World I Used To Know / Good For Nothin' BillRod McKuen With The Stanyan Strings1973Single
Spring Summer Winter Autumn - The SeasonsThe San Sebastian Strings, Rod McKuen, Anita Kerr1973Compil.
The Body ElectricRod McKuen, Walt Whitman1973Album
Lisa, Bright And DarkRod McKuen1973Album
Greatest Hits!Rod McKuen1973Compil.
Listen To The WarmRod McKuen1973Album
The City / I Hear America SingingRod McKuen, The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester1973Album
CyclesRod McKuen1973Album
Back To Carnegie Hall With The Stanyan Strings Recorded Live!Rod McKuen1973Album
The Time To Sing My SongRod McKuen1972Single
Pastures GreenRod McKuen1972Compil.
Concerto #3 For Piano And OrchestraRod McKuen1972Album
Grand Tour Vol. 3Rod McKuen1972Album
McKuen Conducts McKuenRod McKuen1972Album
A Portrait Of Rod McKuenRod McKuen With The Stanyan Strings1972Compil.
OdysseyRod McKuen1972Album
RodRod McKuen1972Album
Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes...Rod McKuen1972Compil.
FavouritesRod McKuen1972Single
Champion Charlie Brown / Something For SnoopyRod McKuen, The Stanyan Strings1972Single
Pastures GreenRod McKuen1972Single
Baby It's Cold OutsideRod McKuen & Liesbeth List1972Single
The Far Side Of The Hill / October OdysseyLiesbeth List / Rod McKuen1972Single
The Amsterdam ConcertRod McKuen1972Album
About MeRod McKuen1972Compil.
Live In AmsterdamRod McKuen1972Album
AmorRod McKuen1972Single
And To Each Season (Part II) / Guess I'd Rather Be In ColoradoRod McKuen With The Stanyan Strings1972Single
WinterRod McKuen, Anita Kerr, The San Sebastian Strings1972Album
Two Against The Morning...Liesbeth List & Rod McKuen1972Album
Seasons In The Sun Vol. 1 & 2Rod McKuen1972Compil.
Have A Nice DayRod McKuen1972Album
They're Playing Our SongRod McKuen1972Single
Pastures Green / Theme From Scandalous JohnRod McKuen / Rod McKuen Orchestra1971Single
Without A Worry In The WorldRod McKuen1971Single
An Evening In ViennaRod McKuen, Greta Keller1971Album
The WordRod McKuen1971Album
Rod McKuen Sings Jacques BrelRod McKuen1971Album
Grand TourRod McKuen1971Album
The Rod McKuen ShowRod McKuen With The Stanyan Strings1971Album
"Short Cuts" From PastoraleRod McKuen1971Album
Soldiers Who Want To Be HeroesRod McKuen1971Single
Soldiers Who Want To Be HeroesRod McKuen1971Single
New Carols For ChristmasRod McKuen1971Album
The Carols Of ChristmasRod McKuen1971Single
PastoraleRod McKuen1971Album
Scandalous John (The Original Soundtrack Album)Rod McKuen1971Album
LondonRod McKuen With The Stanyan Strings1970Single
The Soft SeaRod McKuen / Anita Kerr / The San Sebastian Strings1970Album
Rod McKuen's Greatest Hits-2Rod McKuen1970Compil.
Rod McKuen Live In London!Rod McKuen With The Stanyan Strings1970Album
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Un Petit Garçon Appelé Charlie Brown)Rod McKuen, Vince Guaraldi, John Scott Trotter1970Single
So My Sheep May Safely GrazeRod McKuen1970Album
A Boy Named Charlie BrownRod McKuen1970Album
The SkyThe San Sebastian Strings, Anita Kerr, Rod McKuen1970Album
As I Love My OwnThe Stanyan Strings, Rod McKuen, Arthur Greenslade1970Album
Try Rod McKuen In The Privacy Of Your Own HomeRod McKuen1970Compil.
Love's Been Good To MeRod McKuen With The Stanyan Strings1970Album
New BalladsRod McKuen1970Album
Selections From The Soundtrack "A Boy Named Charlie Brown"Rod McKuen, Vince Guaraldi, John Scott Trotter1970Album
The Body Electric-2: Walt Whitman's Timeless Words Set To MusicRod McKuen1970Album
Love's Been Good To MeRod McKuen1970Album
I Think It's Going To Rain TodayRod McKuen With The Stanyan Strings1970Single
Concerto No. 2 For Guitar And Orchestra/Five Pieces For OrchestraRod McKuen1970Album
In The Beginning...Rod McKuen1970Album
A Boy Named Charlie BrownRod McKuen1970Single
Symphony No. 1 "All Men Love Something"Rod McKuen, Westminster Symphony Orchestra1970Album
Champion Charlie BrownRod McKuen1970Single
Bring Her A Rose / Mister Kelly / Kelly & MeRod McKuen1969Single
The Prime Of Miss Jean BrodieRod McKuen1969Album
I'll Catch The SunRod McKuen1969Single
The Time It Takes To Love You / The Things Men DoRod McKuen1969Single
At Carnegie HallRod McKuen1969Album
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackRod McKuen1969Album
Greatest Hits Of Rod MckuenRod McKuen1969Compil.
(...The Sun Shines Down For Everybody But Especially) For LoversThe San Sebastian Strings : Anita Kerr, Rod McKuen1969Album
JeanRod McKuen1969Single
The Best OfRod McKuen1969Compil.
JeanRod McKuen1969Single
Greatest Hits Of Rod MckuenRod McKuen1969Album
Seasons In The SunRod McKuen1969Single
A Cat Named SloopyRod McKuen1968Single
Very WarmRod McKuen1968Album
The Single ManRod McKuen1968Album
The Sea, The Earth, The SkyRod McKuen and Anita Kerr and The San Sebastian Strings1968Compil.
Bits And PiecesRod McKuen1968Album
Lonesome CitiesRod McKuen1968Album
The Importance Of The RoseRod McKuen1968Single
Desire Has No Special TimeRod McKuen1968Album
Selections From The Epic Lp - In Search Of ErosRod McKuen1968Single
JoannaRod McKuen1968Album
Rod McKuen Takes A San Francisco Hippie TripRod McKuen1968Album
The Importance Of The Rose (C'est La Rose) / The Single ManRod McKuen1968Single
The Rod McKuen Folk AlbumRod McKuen1968Album
About MeRod McKuen1968Album
Selections From The New Rod McKuen Album : Lonesome CitiesRod McKuen1968Single
Joanna / I'll Catch The Sun (Morocco)Rod McKuen1968Single
Boat RideRod McKuen1968Single
Concerto No. 1Rod McKuen1968Album
Excerpts From The EarthAnita Kerr And Rod McKuen / The San Sebastian Strings1967Single
Seasons In The Sun, 2Rod McKuen1967Album
The Love MovementRod McKuen1967Album
Listen To The WarmRod McKuen1967Single
The SeaAnita Kerr, Rod McKuen / The San Sebastian Strings1967Album
This Is Your Introduction To Rod McKuen's New Capitol Album The Love MovementRod McKuen1967Single
Through European WindowsRod McKuen1967Album
Listen To The WarmRod McKuen1967Album
The Best Of Rod McKuenRod McKuen1967Album
The Beautiful StrangersRod McKuen1967Album
Rod McKuen In ConcertRod McKuen1966Album
The Loner And 13 Other Rod McKuen Songs Of Love And LonelinessRod McKuen1966Album
Other Kinds Of SongsRod McKuen1966Album
Prolific Composer Rod McKuen Sings His OwnRod McKuen1965Album
Soldiers Who Want To Be HeroesRod McKuen1965Single
I'll Catch The SunRod McKuen1964Single
Rod McKuenRod McKuen1964Album
Sings FolkRod McKuen1964Compil.
The World I Used To KnowRod McKuen1964Single
So Long Stay Well / Seasons In The SunRod McKuen1964Single
Chante En FrançaisRod McKuen1964Single
The World I Used To KnowRod McKuen1964Single
Rod McKuen Sings Rod McKuenRod McKuen1964Album
Seasons In The SunRod McKuen1964Album
Sings For LoversRod McKuen1964Single
In Search Of ErosRod McKuen1963Album
Ballad Of HollywoodRod McKuen1963Single
New Sound In Folk MusicRod McKuen1963Album
I Dig Her Wig / Miss American Teen-AgerRod McKuen1962Single
Oliver Twist / Celebrity TwistRod McKuen1962Single
Oliver Twist Meets The Duke Of OilRod McKuen1961Single
In A Lonely PlaceRod McKuen1961Album
Marie, MarieRod McKuen1961Single
Lonesome BoyRod McKuen1960Single
Written In The Stars (The Zodiac Suite)Dick Jacobs, Rod McKuen1960Album
Alone After DarkRod McKuen1960Album
BeatsvilleRod McKuen1959Album
Anywhere I WanderRod McKuen1959Album
Time Of DesireRod McKuen1958Album
Songs For A Lazy AfternoonRod McKuen1956Album
Greatest Hits Vol. 3Rod McKuenCompil.
Jean - Original Notion Picture Soundtrack Of "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie"Rod McKuenSingle
Pushing The Clouds AwayRod McKuenAlbum
Happy TimesRod McKuenSingle
The Sounds Of Day, The Sounds Of NightRod McKuenAlbum
Folk ConcertRod McKuen, Josh WhiteAlbum
Pastures Green / Friendly SoundsRod McKuenSingle
The Concert CollectionRod McKuenAlbum
Kaleidoscope / The Ivy That Clings To The WallRod McKuenSingle
For Friends And LoverRod McKuenAlbum
An Extraordinary Collection Of 20 New Rod McKuen SongsRod McKuenAlbum
Folk ConcertHoyt Axton, Barry McGuire, Barbara Dane, Travis Edmonson, Josh White, The Travelers Three, The Shenandoah Trio, Rod McKuenCompil.
Ballad Of HollywoodRod McKuen With The Keystone FourSingle
Jump Up (In A Field Of Clover)Rod McKuenSingle
Something For SnoopyRod McKuen, The Stanyan StringsSingle
Sharon I Think Of YouRod McKuen With The Stanyan StringsSingle
So Long San Francisco / Some Trust In ChariotsRod McKuenSingle
There's A Hoot Tonight / Advice To FolksingersRod McKuenSingle
Trashy / Look AwayRod McKuenSingle
Summer In My EyeRod McKuenSingle
Love Of The Common People / Wings (Why Do They Want Us To Walk?)Rock Hudson, Rod McKuenSingle
Love SongsRod McKuenCompil.
Mr. Kelly / Kelly And MeRod McKuenSingle
Blessings In Shades Of GreenRod McKuenAlbum
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