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Rod MckuenRod McKuen (born April 29, 1933) is a bestselling American poet, composer, and singer, instrumental in the revitalization of popular poetry that took place in the 1960s and early 1970s. Born in Oakland, California, McKuen left home at the age of eleven to find work in order to support his family. After a series of blue-collar jobs throughout the west, McKuen began in the 1950s to excite audiences with his poetry readings, appearing with such well-known poets as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsburg. By the 1960s he had achieved fame, far surpassing in sales the works of the Beat poets who preceded him. He became an icon across college campuses for his ability to capture in verse the feelings of anxiety, love, confusion, and hope that were common during the Vietnam era. His public readings had the drawing power of a rock concert. McKuens commercial success is unparalleled in the field of modern poetry. His poetic works have been translated into a dozen languages and sold over 65 million copies. Throughout his career he has continued to enjoy sell-out concerts around the world and appears regularly at New Yorks famed Carnegie Hall. As a songwriter, he has contributed to the sale of over 100 million records. His material has been recorded by such artists as Frank Sinatra, Waylon Jennings, The London Philharmonic, Perry Como, and Madonna. McKuen has proven to be a prolific songwriter, penning over 1500 songs. He has collaborated with a variety of internationally renowned composers, including Henry Mancini and John Williams. His symphonies, concertos, and other classical works have been performed by orchestras around the globe. His suite for narrator and orchestra, The City, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music. His work as a composer in the film industry has garnered him two Academy Award nominations. Throughout his multi-award-winning career, McKuen has paired his artistic endeavors with a spirit for social reform. Before a tour of South Africa in the 1960s, McKuen demanded mixed seating among white and black concert-goers, opening the doors for successful tours by a variety of African-American performers, including Sammy Davis, Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald. He has also spearheaded efforts to raise AIDS awareness and fund charities for children and senior citizens. His humanitarian efforts have twice won him the prestigious Freedoms Foundation Award. His poetry continues to be taught in universities worldwide. Bibliography And Autumn Came Pageant Press, 1954 Stanyan Street & Other Sorrows Stanyan Music, 1966 Listen to the Warm Random House, 1967 Lonesome Cities Random House, 1968 And Autumn Came (Revised Edition) Cheval Books, 1969 In Someone's Shadow Cheval Books/Random House, 1969 Twelve Years of Christmas Cheval Books/Random House, 1969 Caught in the Quiet Stanyan Books, 1970 Fields of Wonder Cheval Books/Random House, 1971 And to Each Season Simon & Schuster, 1972 Moment to Moment Cheval Books, 1972 Come to Me in Silence Simon & Schuster, 1973 Moment to Moment (Revised Edition) Simon & Schuster, 1974 Beyond the Boardwalk Cheval Books, 1975 Celebrations of the Heart Simon & Schuster, 1975 The Sea Around Me . . . Simon & Schuster, 1975 Finding My Father (prose) Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1976 Coming Close to the Earth Simon & Schuster, 1978 We Touch the Sky Simon & Schuster, 1979 The Power Bright and Shining Simon & Schuster, 1980 A Book of Days Harper & Row, 1980 An Outstretched Hand (prose) Cheval Books/Harper & Row, 1980 The Beautiful Strangers Simon & Schuster, 1981 Book of Days and a Month of Sundays Harper & Row, 1981 The Sound of Solitude Harper & Row, 1983 Suspension Bridge Harper & Row, 1984 Intervals Harper & Row/Cheval Books, 1986 Valentines Harper & Row/Cheval Books, 1986 Rusting in the Rain Stanyan Books, 2004 Discography Vocal Albums SR 6029 CD STZ 105 After Midnight / Rod McKuen BS 2817 Alone / McKuen DL 8946 Alone After Dark / Rod McKuen DL 3882 Anywhere I Wander / Rod McKuen WS 1722 Rod McKuen / The Beautiful Strangers 2SR 5087 The Black Eagle, A Gothic Musical / Rod McKuen SR 5005 Blessings in Shade of Green / Rod McKuen BDS 5138 Cycles / Rod McKuen DJF 20537 For Friends & Lovers / Rod McKuen SR 5102 Global / Rod McKuen BS 2861 Rod McKuen / Goodtime Music SR 5032 Have a Nice Day / Rod McKuen KA 3226 In a Lonely Place / Rod McKuen DID M20 It Had To Be You / Rod McKuen PS 1380 CD 113 Jerome Kern Revisited Vol. IV / McKuen/Ballard/Short/Cook BR 0034 Lonely Summer / Rod McKuen RCA 3508 The Loner / Rod McKuen ST 2838 The Love Movement /Rod McKuen SR 5009 Love's Been Good To Me / Rod McKuen BS 2931 McKuen Country ST 2079 Rod McKuen Sings Rod McKuen SR 5092 More Rod McKuen 77 JU 5013 Mr. Oliver Twist / Rod McKuen WS 1837 New Ballads / Rod McKuen SR 5045 New Rod McKuen Carols for Christmas VE 1612 New sounds in folk Music / Rod McKuen BS 2638 Odyssey / Rod McKuen RCA 3635 Other Kinds of Songs / Rod McKuen 2WS 1894 Pastorale / Rod McKuen SR 5047 Pastures Green / Rod McKuen SR 5098 Roads / Rod McKuen SR 5025 Rod / Rod McKuen SR 5006 The Rod McKuen Folk Album SR 6028 WB 2785 Rod McKuen Sings The McKuen/Brel Songbook WS 3015 The Rod McKuen Show RCA 3424 Rod McKuen Sings His Own SR 5093 Rod 77 / Rod McKuen SR 5003 Seasons In The Sun / Rod McKuen SR 5004 Seasons In The Sun, 2 / Rod McKuen SR 5046 Seasons In The Sun, 1&2 / Rod McKuen LSP 4010 The Single Man / Rod McKuen BS 2889 Sleep Warm / Rod McKuen 2SR 5081 Sleep Warm / Rod McKuen DS 7017 Slide . . .Easy In / Rod McKuen DIS 60 531 Slide . . .On the Move / Rod McKuen HJS 180 Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes / Rod McKuen SR 6050 Someone To Watch Over Me / Rod McKuen LRP 3011 Songs For The Lazy / Rod McKuen BL 754056 Songs Our Mummy Taught Us / Rod McKuen (as Dor) & Bob Mac Fadden KS 3538 Stranger In Town / Rod McKuen WP 1632 There's A Hoot Tonight / Rod McKuen LSP 3786 Through European Windows / Rod McKuen SR 5100 Turntable / Rod McKuen PH 6641 057 Two Against The Morning / Rod McKuen & Liesbeth List DE 4603 Very Warm / Rod McKuen Spoken Word R 419 Beatsville / Rod McKuen 3BS 2906 The Essential Rod McKuen BN 613 In Search Of Eros / Rod McKuen LSP 3863 SR 5052 Listen to The Warm / Rod McKuen SR 5048 Listen To The Warm / Rod McKuen WS 1758 Lonesome Cities / Rod McKuen SR 5110 Pushing The Clouds Away / Rod McKuen SR 5078 Time Of Desire / Rod McKuen DS 7000 The Word / Rod McKuen LP 12036 The Yellow Unicorn / Rod McKuen with Tak Shindo & Julie Merredith Classical SR 9005 Rod McKuen: Symphony No. 1 in 4 Movements SR 9006 Rod McKuen: Concerto For Guitar & Orchestra: 5 Orchestral Pieces SR 9007 Rod McKuen: Concerto For 4 Harpsichords: 4 Orchestral Pieces SR 9008 Rod McKuen: Piano Variations: 6 Piano Sonatas SR 9010 Rod McKuen: Conducts McKuen SR 9012 Rod McKuen: Concerto No. 3 For Piano & Orchestra SR 9015 Rod McKuen: The Plains Of My Country: Seascapes for Solo Piano SR 9021 Rod McKuen: Concerto For Cello & Orchestra; Music For Strings SR 9023 Rod McKuen: Concerto For Balloon & Orchestra: 3 Overtures WB 2WS 2731 Rod McKuen: The Ballad Of Distances: Symphonic Suite, OP. 40 SR 9060 Rod McKuen: Piano Quartets: Piano Trios LS 732 Rod McKuen: The City: I Hear America Singing, 2 Cantatas CRL 57339 Rod McKuen: Written In the Stars (The Zodiac Suite) LST 7537 Rod McKuen: Something Beyond: Suite For Orchestra Soundtracks SRQ 4014 The Borrowers / Rod McKuen Soundtrack SR 5010 A Boy Named charlie Brown & Other Rod McKuen Film songs OS 3500 A Boy Named Charlie Brown / Soundtrack SRQ 4025 Emily / Rod McKuen Soundtrack SR 4202 Joanna / Rod McKuen Soundtrack SR 10094 Lisa Bright & Dark / Rod McKuen Soundtrack OS 3350 Me Natalie / Henry Mancini/Rod McKuen Soundtrack TC 4207 The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie / Rod McKuen Soundtrack WB 1853 The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie / Rod McKuen Sings & Conducts His Score DL 8429 Rock Pretty Baby / Rod McKuen/Henry Mancini Soundtrack SR 5004 Scandalous John / Rod McKuen Soundtrack DL 8714 Summer Love / Rod McKuen/Henry Mancini Soundtrack 2SR 9201 McKuen/Gueviksman/Guidravitchus: The Unknown War Soundtrack In-Concert Recordings 2SR 5051 The Amsterdam Concert / Rod McKuen 2WB 2732 Back To Carnegie Hall / Rod McKuen SR 5040 Evening In Vienna / Rod McKuen & Greta Keller 2BR 1947 Grand Tour / Rod McKuen SR 5042 Grand Tour, Vol. 3 / Rod McKuen SR 5001 Rod McKuen In Concert SR 6031 Rod McKuen Live Across Australia & Around The World SR 5075 Rod McKuen Live At The Sydney Opera House L 70041/2 Rod McKuen Live At The Sydney Opera House SYD 11000 Rod McKuen Live In Africa 2SR 5016 Rod McKuen Live In London WS 1794 WBC 1100B Rod McKuen Live / Sold Out Carnegie Hall Greatest Hits & Compilations R2 70281 The Beat Generation / McKuen/Kerovac/Ginsburg/ Bruce RCA 4127 Best Of Rod McKuen, The DL 75078 Bits & Pieces / Rod McKuen SYC 2901 The Early Years / The Best Of Rod McKuen PW 6026 Greatest Australian Hits / Rod McKuen WS 1772 Rod McKuen / Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 BS 2560 Rod McKuen's / Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 SR 5031 Rod McKuen / Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 BS 2688 Rod McKuen / Greatest Hits, Vol. 4 SLS 96083 In The Beginning / Rod McKuen 2SR 5073 Love Songs / Rod McKuen SR 5072 A Portrait Of Rod McKuen SR 5104 Rod On Record SR 5020 Try Rod McKuen In The Privacy Of Your Own Home BR 408 TIXD 420 Without A Worry In The World / Rod McKuen Works with Anita Kerr & San Sebastian Strings Lyrics & Book & Musical Storyline by Rod McKuen Music Composed, Arranged & Conducted by Anita Kerr WBL 1047 WB 1670 The Sea / The San Sebastian Strings WBL 1046 WB 1705 The Earth / The San Sebastian Strings WB 1720 The Sky / The San Sebastian Strings WBC 1080 WS 1764 Home To The Sea / The San Sebastian Strings WS 1839 The Soft Sea / The San Sebastian Strings SR 10043 La Mer / The San Sebastian Strings WB 1795 For Lovers / The San Sebastian Strings BS 2768 Bouquet / The San Sebastian Strings Spring / The San Sebastian Strings BS4 2707 Summer / The San Sebastian Strings Autumn / The San Sebastian Strings BS 2622 Winter / The San Sebastian Strings BS 2837 With Love/ The San Sebastian Strings 3WS 1730 The Sea / The Earth / The Sky: The San Sebastian Strings 3 3WS 1827 The Complete Sea: The San Sebastian Strings (3) 4WS 2754 The Seasons: The San Sebastian Strings 4 Promotional Albums IM 1000 17 New Songs By Rod McKuen PRO 451 Short Cuts From Pastorale SPS 33-554 Some Of The Best Of Rod McKuen SML 102 20 New Rod McKuens Songs External Links The Official Rod McKuen Website McKuen, Rod McKuen, Rod Ginsberg, Allen
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