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Rod McKuen (29 Apr 1933 - 29 Jan 2015)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (65)

Official

Album

  1. Songs for a Lazy Afternoon 1956
  2. Anywhere I Wander 1959
  3. Stranger in Town 1961
  4. Seasons in the Sun 1964
  5. Rod McKuen Sings Rod McKuen 1964
  6. Prolific Composer Rod McKuen Sings His Own 1965
  7. The Loner and 13 Other Rod McKuen Songs of Love and Loneliness 1966
  8. Other Kinds of Songs 1966
  9. Seasons in the Sun, 2 1967
  10. Rod McKuen’s Something Beyond 1967 (as The Orchestra of Two Worlds)
  11. Lonesome Cities 1967
  12. Through European Windows 1967
  13. Rod McKuen Takes a San Francisco Hippie Trip 1968
  14. New Ballads 1970
  15. Rod McKuen Sings Jacques Brel 1971
  16. Pastorale 1971
  17. New Carols for Christmas: The Rod McKuen Christmas Album 1971
  18. The Beautiful Strangers 1972
  19. McKuen Conducts McKuen 1972
  20. Sleep Warm 1975
  21. McKuen Country 1976
  22. Amor, Amor - Slide... Easy In 1977
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Album - Spokenword

  1. Time of Desire Nov 1958
  2. Beatsville 1959
  3. Listen to the Warm 1967
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Album - Live

  1. In Concert 1966
  2. Rod McKuen at Carnegie Hall 1969
  3. Live in London! 1970
  4. Grand Tour 1971
  5. An Evening in Vienna 1971
  6. Grand Tour, Vol. 3 1972
  7. The Amsterdam Concert 1972
  8. Live at the Sydney Opera House 1974
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Album - Compilation

  1. The Best of Rod McKuen 1967
  2. Very Warm 1968
  3. Bits and Pieces 1968
  4. Greatest Hits, Volume 1 1968
  5. The Sounds of Day, the Sounds of Night 1969
  6. In the Beginning... 1970
  7. Try Rod McKuen in the Privacy of Your Own Home 1970
  8. Greatest Hits, Volume 2 1970
  9. Greatest Hits, Volume 3 1972
  10. Greatest Hits, Volume 4 1973
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Album - Soundtrack

  1. Joanna: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1968
  2. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie May 1969
  3. A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Music From the Original Score) 1970
  4. Scandalous John (The Original Soundtrack Album) 1971
  5. The Borrowers 1973
  6. The Black Eagle: A Gothic Musical 1978
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Relationships (3)

Performs As

  1. Heins Hoffman‐Richter

Collaborator On

  1. The San Sebastian Strings

Member Of

  1. Bob McFadden & Dor

Recordings by (846)

  1. Lazy Afternoon 2:33 (1956)
  2. John Hardy 2:38 (1956)
  3. The Birds Courting Song 1:36 (1956)
  4. Puttin’ on the Style 2:06 (1956)
  5. With a “No” That Sounds Like “Yes” 2:12 (1956)
  6. Bimini 0:35 (1956)
  7. Colorado Trail 2:53 (1956)
  8. Jaydee 2:10 (1956)
  9. Sinner Man 3:14 (1956)
  10. All Around Trinidad 4:25 (1956)
  11. Happy Is a Boy Named Me 2:07 (1956)
  12. Aunt Louise 0:12 (1956)
  13. Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd 2:18 (1956)
  14. Desire 2:15 (Nov 1958)
  15. Happy Times 2:15 (Nov 1958)
  16. The Young ?:?? (Nov 1958)
  17. The Sounds of Night 2:36 (Nov 1958)
  18. The Sounds of Day 2:28 (Nov 1958)
  19. The Search ?:?? (Nov 1958)
  20. April Twenty-Third ?:?? (Nov 1958)
  21. Hudson Street 0:39 (Nov 1958)
  22. Beach Town ?:?? (Nov 1958)
  23. Holidays ?:?? (Nov 1958)
  24. About Me ?:?? (Nov 1958)
  25. Summer ?:?? (Nov 1958)
  26. Tokyo 5:27 (Nov 1958)
  27. The Rock 0:15 (Nov 1958)
  28. Co-Existence Bagel Shop Blues 1:04 (1959)
  29. Bearded Ladies 3:21 (1959)
  30. Haiku Poems 1:57 (1959)
  31. No Pictures Please 2:22 (1959)
  32. Back to Sausalito 1:29 (1959)
  33. Three Songs for S 2:47 (1959)
  34. Reflections on a Plane Trip Home 1:09 (1959)
  35. Life Is 0:45 (1959)
  36. The Elegant Prison Downstairs 2:15 (1959)
  37. The Bird Boy 2:08 (1959)
  38. Grant Avenue Square Dance 0:23 (1959)
  39. A Gallery of Assorted Beats 4:08 (1959)
  40. Get the Hell Out of My World 3:18 (1959)
  41. Like 0:43 (1959)
  42. What Is a Fabian? 3:52 (1959)
  43. Anywhere I Wander 2:59 (1959)
  44. Sixteen Tons 2:45 (1959)
  45. The Lady From Laramie 2:30 (1959)
  46. Mule Train 2:10 (1959)
  47. Handsome Johnny 2:22 (1959)
  48. Lonesome Traveler 3:05 (1959)
  49. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) 2:45 (1959)
  50. Jump Up (In a Field of Clover) 2:40 (1959)
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On Recordings (34)

Arranged

  1. The Livin’ End 2:23 Scott Walker (1994)

Conducted

  1. The Livin’ End 2:23 Scott Walker (1994)

Performer

  1. Baby It’s Cold Outside 3:08 Petula Clark & Rod McKuen (1995)

Vocals

  1. I’ll Catch the Sun - Reprise (vocal) 0:46 Rod McKuen (1968)
  2. I’ll Catch the Sun (vocal) 2:34 Rod McKuen (1968)
  3. You Wonder Why I Love You 3:19 The San Sebastian Strings (1969) solo

Produced

  1. Night Talk ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  2. A Patch of Sky, Away From Everything ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  3. A New Lullabye (for Suzie & Kelly) ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  4. So Little Sun ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  5. Buy for Me the Wind ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  6. Who Has Touched the Sky ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  7. The Forehead of the Morning ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  8. Mr. God’s Trombones ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  9. When Winter Comes ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  10. A Walk With the Angels ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  11. How Many Colors of Blue? ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  12. The Butterfly Is Drunk on Sunshine ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  13. My Dog Likes Oranges ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  14. In Summing Up ?:?? The San Sebastian Strings (Feb 1968)
  15. Why I Follow the Tigers 2:23 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  16. Love Me Slowly 1:58 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  17. I’ll Carry Home an Orchard 2:43 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  18. Foreign Movies 2:28 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  19. The Haunted Mansion on the Hill 2:44 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  20. Make a Bigger Circle, With a Softer Touch 2:23 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  21. No Loving Without Losing 5:00 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  22. Lovers Too Have Lullabies 2:57 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  23. Love Hasn’t Any Windows 2:03 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  24. Growing Old Together 1:50 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  25. For Lovers 2:43 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  26. Looking Up Through Wednesday’s Silence 2:49 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  27. Dancing in the Kitchen 1:59 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)
  28. You Wonder Why I Love You 3:19 The San Sebastian Strings (1969)

Credited as (27)

  1. Rod McKuen
  2. Petula Clark & Rod McKuen
  3. Rod McKuen & Anita Kerr
  4. Bob McFadden & Dor
  5. Rod McKuen & Ellis Larkins
  6. Rod McKuen & Molly Bee
  7. Johnny Cash with Rod McKuen
  8. Rod McKuen with Eileen Farrell & Miriam Workman
  9. Rod McKuen with Air Supply
  10. Dusty Springfield & Rod McKuen
  11. Bob McFadden and Dor
  12. Jay Livingston, Ray Evans / Rod McKuen / Ritchie Valens
  13. Rod McKuen, Vince Guaraldi & John Scott Trotter
  14. Rod McEuen
  15. Henry Mancini and His Orchestra & Chorus & Rod McKuen
  16. Henry Mancini and His Orchestra & Rod McKuen
  17. Rod McKuen / Josh White
  18. The San Sebastian Strings; Anita Kerr; Rod McKuen
  19. Rod McKuen, Anita Kerr, The San Sebastian Strings
  20. Rod McKuen and Greta Keller
  21. The Orchestra of Two Worlds
  22. Paul Bley / Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Phaedra" / The Orchestra Of Two Worlds / André Previn / Stepin Fetchit / Rod McKuen / Martial Solal / Michel Magne / The Fortunes / Michel Legrand / Chuck Mitchell / Michael Johnson / Charles Stepney / Mali Hayes / Lloyd Lifton / 東京カントライ / 沢田駿吾クアルテット / Bob Dylan / 小西康陽 / Manuel Bienvenu / Sunaga t Experience / Johnny Mathis / Virginia Vee / Les McCann / Willy Truckaway & Magic
  23. Rod Mc Kuen
  24. Anita Kerr, Rod McKuen & The San Sebastian Strings
  25. Rod McKuen & Petula Clark
  26. Rod McKuen feat. Air Supply
  27. Rod McKuen, 石坂浩二

Works (251)

Wrote

  1. Solitude’s My Home
  2. So Long Stay Well
  3. If There Were Time
  4. The Ever Constant Sea (from the Anro Production for Warner Bros., “The Sea”)
  5. Gifts From the Sea
  6. A Hand to Hold at Christmas
  7. Friendly Sounds
  8. Sing Boy Sing
  9. Children One and All
  10. My Friend the Sea
  11. While Drifting
  12. The Time of Noon
  13. Afternoon Shadows
  14. The Days of the Dancing
  15. You Even Taste Like the Sun
  16. The Storm
  17. The Ever Constant Sea
  18. The Gypsy Camp
  19. Beyond the Bend Ahead
  20. The Sea
  21. For Bert
  22. Doorways I Haven’t Found
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Composed

  1. A Man Alone
  2. Things Men Do
  3. La mer sans soleil (Sea Without Sun)
  4. Through European Windows
  5. I’ll Catch the Sun
  6. The Lovers
  7. The World I Used to Know
  8. 真情早嘗過
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Lyrics

  1. You Pass Me By
  2. Seasons in the Sun
  3. Lovers
  4. So Many Others
  5. Doesn’t Anybody Know My Name
  6. Un petit garçon nommé Charlie Brown
  7. Things Men Do
  8. Some Traveling Music
  9. I’ll Carry Home an Orchard
  10. You Wonder Why I Love You
  11. For Lovers
  12. Looking Up Through Wednesday’s Silence
  13. Dancing in the Kitchen
  14. The Haunted Mansion on the Hill
  15. Love Hasn’t Any Windows
  16. Love Me Slowly
  17. Make a Bigger Circle, With a Softer Touch
  18. Why I Follow the Tigers
  19. I’m Not Afraid
  20. I’ll Catch the Sun
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Links (27)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.rodmckuen.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/00449530
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/124684726
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-881286
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/330788
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/rod_mckuen
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6j70v9k
  7. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14838232t
  8. https://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35248284
  9. https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000029058/
  10. https://www.whosampled.com/Rod-McKuen/

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-5740/rod-mckuen/lyrics.html
  2. https://genius.com/artists/Rod-mckuen

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/374082

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/wd-33d674d9.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/283844

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000243803

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0572106/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/59351397

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341627

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/3558

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1194091
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/62JorFOkIjXHHU7GMT9r77

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QJPNJ8
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id1367506
  3. https://play.google.com/store/music/artist?id=Adghsvgiyqe7uscr74uehw2vi5y

Biographies

  1. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rod-McKuen