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RIP Rod McKuen

polksaladallie — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 03:56:36 GMT

Singer, songwriter and poet whose work was covered by Frank Sinatra, Madonna and Johnny Cash

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 Newsweek magazine.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/01/rod-mckuen

Re: RIP Rod McKuen

this-one-time-at-bandcamp — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 04:56:57 GMT

Christmas 1969, the war department gave me a copy of "Listen To The Warm"............I still have it, and occasionally reread "A Cat Named Sloopy", and shed a few tears........

Re: RIP Rod McKuen

the_great_she_elephant — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 05:15:56 GMT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTjbRp57iFE