Rod McKuen Autograph

Rodney Marvin McKuen (/məˈkjuːən/; April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and composer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks and classical music. He earned two Academy Award nominations for his music compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in the English-speaking world. His poetry deals with themes of love, the natural world and spirituality. McKuen's songs sold over 100 million recordings worldwide, and 60 million books of his poetry were sold as well. More about Rod McKuen

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Current items with a signature of Rod McKuen

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thumbnailAnd to Each Season by Rod McKuen (1972, Hardcover) 1st Edition Signed$39.99logo
thumbnailBeyond the Boardwalk Autographed by Rod McKuen$10.00logo
thumbnailRod McKuen autographed 3 x 5 index card ---- Bewitched!$8.00logo
thumbnailRod McKuen We Touch the Sky SIGNED LIMITED ed. Boxed. Very good.$60.00logo
thumbnailRod McKuen- Signed Handwritten Note (Poet/Screenwriter/Actor)$25.00logo
thumbnailSIGNED, Suspension Bridge, Rod McKuen 1984 HC 1st Ed 1st Printing$65.00logo
thumbnailStanyan Street and Other Sorrows by Rod McKuen 1970 Signed with a doodle$124.99logo
McKuen was born as Rodney Marvin Woolever on April 29, 1933, in a Salvation Army hostel in Oakland, California to Clarice Woolever. He never knew his biological father, who had left his mother. Sexually and physically abused by relatives, raised by his mother and stepfather, who was a violent alcoholic, McKuen ran away from home. He drifted along the West Coast, supporting himself as a ranch hand, surveyor, railroad worker, lumberjack, rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and radio disc jockey, always sending money home to his mother.

To compensate for his lack of formal education, McKuen began keeping a journal, which resulted in his first poetry and song lyrics. After dropping out of Oakland Technical High School prior to graduating in 1951, McKuen worked as a newspaper columnist and propaganda script writer during the Korean War. He settled in San Francisco, where he read his poetry in clubs alongside Beat poets like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. He began performing as a folk singer at the famed Purple Onion. Over time, he began incorporating his own songs into his act. He was signed to Decca Records and released several pop albums in the late 1950s. McKuen also appeared as an actor in Rock, Pretty Baby (1956), Summer Love (1958), and the western Wild Heritage (1958). He also sang with Lionel Hampton's band. In 1959, McKuen moved to New York City to compose and conduct music for the TV show The CBS Workshop. McKuen appeared on To Tell The Truth on June 18, 1962, as a decoy contestant and described himself as "a published poet and a twist singer." Read even more about Rod McKuen at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Rod McKuen

In total, we tracked 77 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Rod McKuen (Frank Sinatra & Rod McKuen Autographed Book - Frank Sinatra, A Man Alone) was sold in July 2019 for $900.00 while the cheapest item (Rod McKuen's Book of Days : And a Month of Sundays by Rod McKuen (1980) SIGNED) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2023. The month with the most items sold (6) was January 2021 with an average selling price of $19.99 for an autographed item of Rod McKuen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2019 with $103.96 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.25 was October 2009. In average, an autographed item from Rod McKuen is worth $12.50.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Rod McKuen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail...And Autumn Came (Ltd Ed, Signed) by Rod McKuen Hardcover Book W/ Case 1969$55.00logo
thumbnail70s Rod McKuen (Lot) Signed 8x10 Photo Concert Programs Sing a long Sheets LOOK!$40.00logo
thumbnailAnd to Each Season by Rod McKuen (1972, HC/VG++ 1st Edition Signed)$24.20logo
thumbnailFields of Wonder by Rod McKuen Signed 1st Ed HC S/C 1971 Cheval/Random House $79.99logo
thumbnailJODY Jerry Hulse DOUBLE Signed 1st ED Book to ROD MCKUEN ESTATE 1976$10.00logo
thumbnailListen to the Warm, by Rod McKuen SIGNED 1st hc$35.00logo
thumbnailLonesome Cities By Rod McKuen Hardback Poetry Collection Vintage 1968, Signed$13.99logo
thumbnailROD MCKUEN AND AUTUMN CAME IN BOX Signed and Numbered$26.99logo
thumbnailROD MCKUEN COME TO ME IN SILENCE HARDCOVER SIGNED LIMITED 1st EDITION$40.00logo
thumbnailStanyan Street & Other Sorrows by Rod McKuen, 1966, Signed, Very Good$34.95logo