Anita Kerr & Rod Mckuen
Rodney Marvin "Rod" McKuen (April 29, 1933 - January 29, 2015) was a best-… Read Full Bio ↴Rodney Marvin "Rod" McKuen (April 29, 1933 - January 29, 2015) was a best-selling American poet, composer, and singer, instrumental in the revitalization of popular poetry that took place in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Born in Oakland, California, McKuen ran away from home at the age of eleven to escape an alcoholic stepfather and to send what money he could to his mother. After a series of jobs, from lumberjack, ranch hand, railroad worker to rodeo cowboy, throughout the west, McKuen began in the 1950s to excite audiences with his poetry readings, appearing with such well-known poets as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg; during this time, he often used the pseudonym "Dor". He moved to New York City in 1959 to compose and conduct for the TV show "The CBS Workshop." By the 1960s he had achieved fame, far surpassing in sales the works of the Beat poets who preceded him. During the early 1960s he spent most of his time in France. This began his project to translate the work of legendary singer/songwriter Jacques Brel, into English.
He became an icon across college campuses for his ability to capture in verse the feelings of anxiety, love, confusion, and hope that were common during the Vietnam era. His public readings had the drawing power of a rock concert.
McKuen’s commercial success was unparalleled in the field of modern poetry. His poetic works have been translated into a dozen languages and sold over 65 million copies. Throughout his career he continued to enjoy sell-out concerts around the world and appeared regularly at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall.
As a songwriter, he contributed to the sale of over 100 million records. His material has been recorded by such artists as Love's Been Good To Me (1969), Waylon Jennings, The London Philharmonic, Greta Keller, Perry Como, and Madonna. Perhaps his most well-known song is Jean (1969).
McKuen proved to be a prolific songwriter, penning over 1,500 songs. He collaborated with a variety of internationally renowned composers, including Henry Mancini and John Williams, and a highly successful series of albums with Anita Kerr. His symphonies, concertos, and other classical works have been performed by orchestras around the globe. His suite for narrator and orchestra, "The City", was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music. His work as a composer in the film industry garnered him two Academy Award nominations.
Throughout his multi-award-winning career, McKuen paired his artistic endeavors with a spirit for social reform. Before a tour of South Africa in the 1970s, McKuen demanded “mixed seating” among white and black concert-goers, opening the doors for successful tours by a variety of African-American performers, including Sammy Davis, Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald. He also spearheaded efforts to raise AIDS awareness and fund charities for children and senior citizens. His humanitarian efforts twice won him the prestigious Freedoms Foundation Award.
Anita Kerr was born in Memphis, Tennessee. When Anita Kerr was 4 years old, she started taking piano lessons. In the 4th grade, Anita Kerr started playing organ in church for mass. When Anita Kerr was 15 years old, she took a radio staff musician job. She also worked with various orchestras in Memphis where she brought her own arrangements for the orchestra to play. Anita Kerr moved to Nashville in 1948 where she formed a 5-voice vocal harmony group for the fun of singing and hearing her own arrangements performed. The program director at WSM heard about Anita Kerr’s group and hired Anita Kerr to lead and arrange for an 8-voice choir.
Anita Kerr’s first recording session, during which the producer named her group The Anita Kerr Singers, was with Red Foley. Producers started hiring Anita Kerr’s group to back up singers such as Eddy Arnold, Burl Ives, Ernest Tubb, and other country artists. By 1955, The Anita Kerr Singers were recording a national radio program at WSM with Jim Reeves. The Anita Kerr Singers, after winning the talent show in 1956, started performing on the Arthur Godfrey Show in New York. During this time, Anita Kerr and The Anita Kerr Singers sang with top stars such as Brenda Lee, Perry Como, Pat Boone, Rosemary Clooney, Bobby Vinton, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Jim Reeves, Floyd Cramer, and Al Hirt. She also received her first NARAS nomination. In 1964, Anita Kerr opened for Chet Atkins and Jim Reeves on European tour.
In 1965, Anita Kerr moved to Hollywood in Los Angeles, California to do more orchestral writing and other music, where she learned to conduct an orchestra. Over the next two years, Anita Kerr won 3 NARAS Grammy awards for “We Dig Mancini”, “Southland Favorites”, and “A Man and a Woman.” In 1967, Anita Kerr collaborated with Rod McKuen and recorded for Warner Brothers Records. She also received a gold record for the San Sebastian String LP “The Sea.”
Anita Kerr moved to Switzerland in 1970 where she signed with Phonogram International to record albums and performs on television shows in Holland. Anita Kerr received an Edison Award for hits of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Anita Kerr conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1971. In 1972, Anita Kerr scored the music for “LIMBO”, and American movie produced by Universal. Anita Kerr opened and managed Mountain Recording Studio in Montreux, Switzerland with her husband, Alex Grob. Today, Anita Kerr lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
Born in Oakland, California, McKuen ran away from home at the age of eleven to escape an alcoholic stepfather and to send what money he could to his mother. After a series of jobs, from lumberjack, ranch hand, railroad worker to rodeo cowboy, throughout the west, McKuen began in the 1950s to excite audiences with his poetry readings, appearing with such well-known poets as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg; during this time, he often used the pseudonym "Dor". He moved to New York City in 1959 to compose and conduct for the TV show "The CBS Workshop." By the 1960s he had achieved fame, far surpassing in sales the works of the Beat poets who preceded him. During the early 1960s he spent most of his time in France. This began his project to translate the work of legendary singer/songwriter Jacques Brel, into English.
He became an icon across college campuses for his ability to capture in verse the feelings of anxiety, love, confusion, and hope that were common during the Vietnam era. His public readings had the drawing power of a rock concert.
McKuen’s commercial success was unparalleled in the field of modern poetry. His poetic works have been translated into a dozen languages and sold over 65 million copies. Throughout his career he continued to enjoy sell-out concerts around the world and appeared regularly at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall.
As a songwriter, he contributed to the sale of over 100 million records. His material has been recorded by such artists as Love's Been Good To Me (1969), Waylon Jennings, The London Philharmonic, Greta Keller, Perry Como, and Madonna. Perhaps his most well-known song is Jean (1969).
McKuen proved to be a prolific songwriter, penning over 1,500 songs. He collaborated with a variety of internationally renowned composers, including Henry Mancini and John Williams, and a highly successful series of albums with Anita Kerr. His symphonies, concertos, and other classical works have been performed by orchestras around the globe. His suite for narrator and orchestra, "The City", was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music. His work as a composer in the film industry garnered him two Academy Award nominations.
Throughout his multi-award-winning career, McKuen paired his artistic endeavors with a spirit for social reform. Before a tour of South Africa in the 1970s, McKuen demanded “mixed seating” among white and black concert-goers, opening the doors for successful tours by a variety of African-American performers, including Sammy Davis, Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald. He also spearheaded efforts to raise AIDS awareness and fund charities for children and senior citizens. His humanitarian efforts twice won him the prestigious Freedoms Foundation Award.
Anita Kerr was born in Memphis, Tennessee. When Anita Kerr was 4 years old, she started taking piano lessons. In the 4th grade, Anita Kerr started playing organ in church for mass. When Anita Kerr was 15 years old, she took a radio staff musician job. She also worked with various orchestras in Memphis where she brought her own arrangements for the orchestra to play. Anita Kerr moved to Nashville in 1948 where she formed a 5-voice vocal harmony group for the fun of singing and hearing her own arrangements performed. The program director at WSM heard about Anita Kerr’s group and hired Anita Kerr to lead and arrange for an 8-voice choir.
Anita Kerr’s first recording session, during which the producer named her group The Anita Kerr Singers, was with Red Foley. Producers started hiring Anita Kerr’s group to back up singers such as Eddy Arnold, Burl Ives, Ernest Tubb, and other country artists. By 1955, The Anita Kerr Singers were recording a national radio program at WSM with Jim Reeves. The Anita Kerr Singers, after winning the talent show in 1956, started performing on the Arthur Godfrey Show in New York. During this time, Anita Kerr and The Anita Kerr Singers sang with top stars such as Brenda Lee, Perry Como, Pat Boone, Rosemary Clooney, Bobby Vinton, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Jim Reeves, Floyd Cramer, and Al Hirt. She also received her first NARAS nomination. In 1964, Anita Kerr opened for Chet Atkins and Jim Reeves on European tour.
In 1965, Anita Kerr moved to Hollywood in Los Angeles, California to do more orchestral writing and other music, where she learned to conduct an orchestra. Over the next two years, Anita Kerr won 3 NARAS Grammy awards for “We Dig Mancini”, “Southland Favorites”, and “A Man and a Woman.” In 1967, Anita Kerr collaborated with Rod McKuen and recorded for Warner Brothers Records. She also received a gold record for the San Sebastian String LP “The Sea.”
Anita Kerr moved to Switzerland in 1970 where she signed with Phonogram International to record albums and performs on television shows in Holland. Anita Kerr received an Edison Award for hits of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Anita Kerr conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1971. In 1972, Anita Kerr scored the music for “LIMBO”, and American movie produced by Universal. Anita Kerr opened and managed Mountain Recording Studio in Montreux, Switzerland with her husband, Alex Grob. Today, Anita Kerr lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
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All You Need Is Love Love, love, love Love, love, love Love, love, love There's …
Begin The Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of…
Bye Bye Love Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody When you croon croo…
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Cou…
Four Walls Out where the bright lights are glowing You're drawn like a…
Hey Joe Hey Joe! Where'd ya find that pearly girlie Where'd ya get t…
How Deep Is The Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
I When I lost my baby (baby) I almost lost my mind When…
I'll Never Smile Again I'll never smile again Until I smile at you I'll never laugh…
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gett…
Is It You Love, love, love Love, love, love Love, love, love There's …
LOVE The look of love Is in your eyes A look your smile…
My Love Please come and walk with me please come and talk…
Never My Love Please come and walk with me please come and talk…
The Old Master Painter The old master painter from the faraway hills Painted the vi…
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown Like the shadows of the morning, 'climb up to the August…
A Cat Named Sloopy For a while the only earth that Sloopy knew was…
And to Each Season And to each season something is special lilac, red rose or…
Baby It I really can't stay But baby it's cold outside I've…
Champion Charlie Brown Champion Charlie Brown That has a lovely ring Something to m…
Doesn't Anybody Know My Name I've been away so long Fought a war that's come and…
Don Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Could…
Eros I have to walk at night... And be with many... and Give…
Everybody's Rich But Us Fala pra elas que o fim de semana foi o…
Fields of Wonder Fields of wonder Are the places God goes walking I found the…
Hallelujah I Love Her So Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know She…
Hit the Road to Dreamland Bye bye baby Time to hit the road to dreamland You're my…
Holidays When I was a young man courting the girls I played…
I I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled…
I Fall in Love Too Easily I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
I'll Catch The Sun I’ll catch the sun And never give it back again I’ll catch…
I'm Not Afraid One afternoon I came to hear You sing a soft song…
If You Go Away If you go away on this summer day Then you might…
It I really can't stay But baby it's cold outside I've…
It Had To Be You It had to be you, it had to be you. I…
Jean Jean, Jean, roses are red All the leaves have gone green And…
Kaleidoscope Come with me, what wonders we’ll find The ducks on the…
Les Amants De Coeur Ils s'aiment s'aiment en riant Ils s'aiment s'aiment pour to…
Lonesome Cities There's a few more lonesome cities that I'd like to…
Love He loves and she loves and they love, So why can't…
Love's Been Good to Me I have been a rover I have walked alone Hiked a hundred…
Me and the Cat Me and the Cat We've seen so many winters come Watched so…
Oliver Twist O-L-I-V-E-R Oliver twist yeah You ought to see Oliver go go…
One By One I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled…
Seasons In The sun Adieu, Emile, my trusted friend We've known each other sinc…
September Song When I was a young man courting the girls I played…
She He loves and she loves and they love, So why can't…
Sleep Warm I sleep easy, I sleep gently Knowing you sleep warm Knowin…
Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes Soldiers who wanna be heroes Number practically zero But t…
South America Take It Away Up here in the land of the hot-dog stand The atom…
Stanyan Street You lie bent up in embryo sleep below the painting of…
The Folks Who Live On The Hill Many men with lofty aims, Strive for lofty goals, Others pla…
The Ivy That Clings To The wall Here on the far side of time We’re near the end…
The Lovers Up from the pastures of boredom Out from the sea of…
The Marvelous Clouds I’m the son of the wild swan of Flanders Who sailed…
The World I Used To Know Some day some old familiar rain Will come along and know…
The Young It isn't by chance I happen to be a boulevardier,…
Three Songs For When I was a young man courting the girls I played…
To You If you go away on this summer day Then you might…
When The World Was Young It isn't by chance I happen to be a boulevardier,…
Without a Worry in the World You all have seen the vagabond As he went singing in…
You If you go away on this summer day Then you might…