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Rod McKuen

Rodney Marvin McKuen, born Rodney Marvin Woolever on April 29, 1933, in Oakland, California, was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and composer. He began his music career as a folk singer at San Francisco's famed Purple Onion nightclub, incorporating his own songs into performances. In the late 1950s, he signed with Decca Records and released several pop albums. He moved to France in the early 1960s, where he met Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. His translations of Jacquw Brel's work, including "If You Go Away" and "Seasons in the Sun", became international hits. In 197...