Rod McKuen (April 29, 1933 – Jan. 29, 2015). He was 81. Rod McKuen was likely best known as a poet, but you may also recognize his words in these songs you can find on YouTube. 1. The Ballad of the ...

McKuen is credited with more than 200 albums -- dozens of which went gold or platinum -- and more than 30 collections of poetry. Worldwide sales for his music top 100 million units while his book ...

I was with an acquaintance -- a music expert who, like me, is in his early 40s -- when I heard Rod McKuen had passed away at 81. “The cheesy easy-listening music guy?” he asked. His assessment is not ...

Rod McKuen, the husky-voiced “King of Kitsch” whose music, verse and spoken-word recordings in the 1960s and ’70s won him an Oscar nomination and made him one of the best-selling poets in history, has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poet, songwriter, composer and singer Rod McKuen died Thursday in Beverly Hills after suffering from pneumonia, friend and ...

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 vilified ...

Rod McKuen, the husky-voiced "King of Kitsch" whose music, verse and spoken-word recordings in the 1960s and '70s won him an Oscar nomination and made him one of the best-selling poets in history, has ...

One of the best-selling poets in history, the prolific force in popular culture captivated those who did not ordinarily like poetry Rod McKuen, the husky-voiced “King of Kitsch” whose music, verse and ...

Rod McKuen, who has died aged 81, was, at his peak, a cultural phenomenon whose massive success as a songwriter and singer saw him become America’s most popular poet, dubbed The King of Kitsch by ...

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 entire album of ...

When I pulled back the covers last night, this was lying in my bed, not un-horse-headishly. It had been placed there by my elder son, who picked it up at on thrift store run. There will be payback.

NEW YORK >> 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 ...