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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The L.A. Times is reporting the death of Rod McKuen, a poet, singer, songwriter, and composer whose works were full of longing and loneliness, but which drew a huge crowd of fellow sensitive, ...

Rod McKuen, a prolific poet and songwriter who died at age 81 on Thursday, made a name for himself in the '60s, but his surprising career stretched to just before his death, as he worked with artists… ...

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 ...

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.

Poet, songwriter, composer and singer Rod McKuen died Thursday in Beverly Hills after suffering from pneumonia, friend and producer Jim Pierson told the L.A. Times. McKuen was 81. McKuen was ...