From '60s icons such as Peter, Paul & Mary to the legendary Frank Sinatra, John Denver had a hand in a number of songs that ...

There’s never been a set formula that can ensure a hit song. Often, collaborators come together with seemingly little in common to maximize a song’s potential. For example, take a listen to “Jean”, a ...

“K,I, Kaleidoscope / Love is another color from hope / Pain is a separate color from joy / How many colors there are to enjoy.” That refrain hovered in my mind like a “ear worm” (not like a brain worm ...

This is a story that must be told for it is one of generosity, thoughtfulness and kindness. There’s just too much meanness in today’s world, much harsher than the sort we practiced as children when ...

RADNOR – Barry Alfonso only spoke to Rod McKuen once, when he attempted to have the famous and prolific poet, song writer and activist as a guest on a radio show that he hosted. Later, he wrote a long ...

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… ...

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… By ...

“When we first came to San Diego, we lived in Golden Hill, then on Florida Street in the University Heights area. From there, we moved to a little bungalow on Eads Avenue in La Jolla. I would have to ...

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.

The Coachella Valley is still God’s waiting room, as the old-timers used to call it, and its seats are always filled with friends and beloved celebrities. The following are 12 luminaries who passed ...

The 45-year residence of the late poet-songwriter-singer Rod McKuen has sold in the Beverly Hills area for $12.9 million. The Mediterranean-style mansion, set on close to an acre, is reached by way of ...