Rodney "Rodd Keith" Eskelin Dead Popstars
Song-Poem-Musik und MSR-Madness
The Beat Of The Traps, MSR Madness Vol. 1 (Carnage Press, 1993)
1. Gary Roberts & The Satellites: Do You Know The Difference Between Big Wood & Brush
2. Rod Rogers And The Swinging Strings: Go Daddy Go
3. Rodd Keith: Lost In Space
4. Rodd, Teri And The M.S.R. Singers: Richard Nixon
5. Rod Rogers, Teri Summers And The Librettos: Best Behind The Wheel
6. Rodd Keith: Atomic Wise
7. Bob Lloyd: Our Hearts Were Meant To Beat As One
8. Rodd, Teri And The M.S.R. Singers: Beat Of The Traps
9. Gene Marshall: Jimmy Carter Says "Yes"
10. Rod Rogers With The "Swinging Strings": Little Rug Bug
11. Norm Burns: Baby, Set Your Date On Time
12. Norm Burns & The Five Stars: John F. Kennedy Was Called Away
13. The Music Magicians: Convertibles And Headbands
14. Rodd Keith: Astronauts
15. Bill Joy: How Long Are You Staying
16. Rod Rogers, Teri Summers And The Librettos: Santa Claus Goes Modern
The Makers Of Smooth Music, MSR Madness Vol. 2 (Carnage Press, 1995)
1. Gary Roberts & The Satellites: Do You Know The Difference Between Big Wood & Brush
2. Rod Rogers And The Swinging Strings: Go Daddy Go
3. Rodd, Teri And The M.S.R. Singers: Richard Nixon
4. Rodd Keith: Atomic Wise
5. Bob Lloyd: Our Hearts Were Meant To Beat As One
6. Rodd, Teri And The M.S.R. Singers: Beat Of The Traps
7. Gene Marshall: Jimmy Carter Says "Yes"
8. Rod Rogers With The "Swinging Strings": Little Rug Bug
9. Norm Burns & The Five Stars: John F. Kennedy Was Called Away
10. The Music Magicians: Convertibles And Headbands
11. Rodd Keith: Astronauts
12. Bill Joy: How Long Are You Staying

13. Rod Rogers and the Swinging Strings: The Watusi Whing Ding Girl
14. Dick Kent: The Moon Is Out
15. Ron Davis: Watch Johnny Carson
16. Dick Kent: Maker Of Smooth Music
17. Rod Rogers and the Swinging Strings: That Martian Jubilee
18. Bobbi Blake: Disco Roller
19. Rodd, Teri And The M.S.R. Singers: The Devil's Daughter
20. Sonny Marshall: Twist Little Twister, Twist
21. Ralph Lowe: I Wanna Party On Friday Night
22. Bobbi Blake: Keep It In Time
23. MSR Singers: At The Time
24. Dick Kent: In Loving Is The Doing
25. Fred Carson: There's A Hippy Girl In Town
26. Bobbi Blake: Gimme That Candy
27. Rodd, Teri And The M.S.R. Singers: The Resurrection
28. Dick Kent: Bongo, King Of The Jungle
The Human Breakdown Of Absurdity, MSR Madness Vol. 3 (Carnage Press, 1996)
1. Mary Kaye & Sammy Marshall with The Party Crashers: Twist And Turn
2. Rod Rogers with The Swinging Strings: I Can't Decide (If It's The Beatles, Elvis Or Rick)
3. Bobbi Blake: Gretchen's New Dish
4. unknown: I Lost My Girl To An Argentinian Cowboy
5. Gene Marshall: Out In The Woods
6. Shelley Stuart: Yummy, Yummy, Dum-Dum
7. Teri Summers & The Librettos: City's Hospital Patients
8. Norm Burns & Singers: Human Breakdown Of Absurdity
9. David Sonenberg: Boogie Bop
10. Teri & The MSR Singers: More On Ode To Billy Jo
11. Dick Kent: The Immortal Danny Mose
12. Rod Rogers and The Swinging Strings: You Bug Me
13. Shelley Stuart: Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?
14. Dick Kent: Dance, I'm Gonna Take My Baby
15. unknown: The 23rd Channel
16. Rodd Keith: Ecstasy To Frenzy
17. Rodd Keith: Lost In Space
18. Norm Burns: Baby, Set Your Date On Time
19. Rod Rogers & The Librettos: The Best Behind The Wheel
20. Rod Rogers & The Librettos: Santa Claus Goes Modern

21. Bobbi Blake: Fatty Patty
22. Dick Kent: Hot Pants
23. Dick Kent: Last Of The Big Spenders
24. Gene Marshall: Shut Up And Quit Talking
25. Alan Poe: Tell Him Baby
26. Rodd Keith: The Mini Skirt Fad
27. Dick Kent: Hang Ten
28. Gene Marshall: All You Need Is A Fertile Mind
29. Ron Davis: Escape From Society
I Died Today, The Music Of Rodd Keith (Tzadik, 1996)
1. Rodd Keith: I Died Today
2. Rod Rogers: Hippy Happy Land
3. Nita & Bonnie: The Graveyard Rock
4. Rodd Keith: This
5. Rodd Keith & The Raindrops: Our Senators
6. Rod Rogers & The Film City Orchestra: Tahiti
7. Rod Rogers & The Swinging Strings: The Hump Dance
8. Dan Monday: General Custer's Story Remains Legend
9. Rodd Keith: Do The Pig
10. Bonnie Graham: T.V. Love
11. Rodd Keith: Waiting For The High Tide
12. Dan Monday: I Am A Real American
13. Rodd Keith & The Raindrops: Don't Throw My Love Away
14. Rick Russell: I've Been Hurt So Many Times
15. Rod Rogers: Space
16. Rodd Keith: I Dreamed Too Long Woke Up Too Late
17. Rod Rogers & The Swinging Strings: The Music Man From Mars
18. Rodd Keith: Do The Turkey
19. Rod Rogers: In The Stillness Of The Night
20. Rod Rogers: The Flitting Firefly
21. Rod Rogers & The Swinging Strings: Elmer-21-Century-Hop
22. The Downtowners: First Comes The Rain
23. Bonnie Graham: Gardenia
24. Terri Summers: Somebody Else
25. Judy Layne & The Raindrops: Just Runnin' Wild
26. Rodd Keith: Cloud Nine
I'm Just The Other Woman, MSR Madness Vol. 4 (Carnage Press, 1997)
1. The MSR Singers: I'm Just The Other Woman (version 1)
2. The MSR Singers: The Saddest Story
3. Kay Weaver: Disco Midnight
4. Wally Burke: I'm A Ginseng Digger
5. Bill LeBlanc: Static On The Brain
6. Lee Scott: Tipsy Topsy Turvey
7. The MSR Singers: Monster Man
8. John Muir: The Moon Men
9. Rodd & The Librettos: Psychedelic Baby
10. Todd Andrews: The Palace Roses
11. The Sisterhood: Teen Age Regrets
12. The MSR Singers: The Day Snowflakes Were Born
13. Ralph Lowe: Loyal Spouse Devotion
14. Terry & The Librettos: Yippee Hippee
15. Buddy Raye: No More Liberty
16. Trendy: Facts About Crack
17. The MSR Singers: Squeaky Shoes
18. Ralph Lowe: Disco Dancer, You're The Answer
19. Buddy Raye: Mean Woman Blues
20. Bobbi Blake: Betsy And Her Goat
21. Ralph Lowe: The World Is A Jungle
22. Cleveland Becker & The MSR Singers: I Take A Fancy To Nancy
23. John Fluker: My Baby's Gone
24. Bonnie Graham: He's My Chocolate Baby
25. Keith Bradford: The Will Of God
26. Rodd Keith: How Can A Man Overcome His Heartbroken Pain
27. Rood Keith: Great Fever
28. The MSR Singers: I'm Just The Other Woman (version 2)
The American Song-Poem Anthology: Do You Know The Difference Between Big Wood And Brush (Bar/None, 2003)
1. Gary Roberts & The Satellites: Do You Know The Difference Between Big Wood And Brush
2. Dick Kent: Rat A Tat Tat, America
3. Bobbi Blake: I Like Yellow Things
4. The MSR Singers: I'm Just The Other Woman (remake)
5. Norm Burns & Singers: Human Breakdown Of Absurdity
6. Dick Kent: Maker Of Smooth Music
7. Rod & The MSR Singers: Beat Of The Traps
8. Rod & The MSR Singers: Richard Nixon
9. Gene Marshall: Jimmy Carter Says "Yes"
10. The Music Magicians: Convertibles And Headbands
11. Bill Joy: How Long Are You Staying
12. Rod Rogers with The "Swinging Strings": Little Rug Bug
13. unidentified: I Lost My Girl To An Argentinian Cowboy
14. Teri Summers & The Librettos: City's Hospital Patients
15. Rodd Keith: Ecstacy To Frenzy
16. Gene Marshall: All You Need Is A Fertile Mind
17. John Muir: The Moon Men
18. Todd Andrews: The Palace Roses
19. Dick Kent: Gretchen's New Dish (original)
20. Rodd Keith: How Can A Man Overcome His Heartbroken Pain
21. Cara Stewart: Song Of The Burmese Land
22. Gene Marshall: Green Fingernails
23. The Jerrymanders, vocal Wm. H. Arpaia: Listen Mister Hat
24. Randy Rudolph: Ho, I Got To Find You Baby
25. Milford Perkins: The Duck Egg Walk
26. unidentified: Pinch Me
27. Rodd Keith: Run Spook Run
28. Ramsey Kearney: Blind Man's Penis (Peace And Love)
Only In America Volume 2 (Arf! Arf!, 2003)
1. James “Rebel” O’Leary: Rebel Star
2. Tangela Tricoli: Stinky Poodle
3. Miriam: In 1967
4. Nora Guthrie: Emily’s Illness
5. The MSR Singers: I’m Just The Other Woman
6. William Howard Arpaia: Listen, Mr. Hat
7. Harry Burgess: Chicago Policeman
8. Phil Phillips: The Evil Dope
9. McDonalds Funeral Home
10. Earl Coleman: Hippy Heaven
11. Roger Bailey: Did She Break Your Heart
12. Rodd Keith: The Green Bug
13. James “Rebel” O’leary: South Bound
14. Buddy Max: Cheese Eating Flea Market Cowboy
15. The World (We Wish): Laughter Part
16. The Electric Lollipop: Lightning Bug
17. The Langley Schools Music Project: Little Deuce Coupe
18. Melvin Kaiser: Heap ’Lil Injun
19. Uge: Mad Charles
20. Monocles: The Spider and The Fly
21. Lou Berrington & The African Kamp: The Kwella Stroll
22. Sacramento City College Stage Band: LSD ’67
23. Georgie Leonard: Ernie The Narc
24. Lost Dimension: Purple Haze
25. Lucky Charms: Wipe Out
26. Ed “Moose” Savage: Gut
27. Jim Fassett: Symphony Of The Birds-Second Movement (Buffo)
28. Don Wescott: Shimmering Glimmering Tube
29. The Decibels: Star Spangled Banner
The American Song-Poem Christmas: Daddy, Is Santa Really Six Foot Four? (Bar/None, 2003)
1. Heather Noel: Santa Came On A Nuclear Missile
2. Bobbie Boyle with The Singers: Santa Claus Goes Modern
3. Norris The Troubador, Seaboard Coastliners: Christmas Time Philosophy
4. Dick Kent with The Lancelots: A New Year's Dawning
5. The Sisterhood: The Rocking Disco Santa Claus
6. Stan Beard & The Swinging Strings: Snobows
7. Bobbie Boyle with The MSR Singers: Randy, The Lil Elf
8. Rodd Rogers: Maury, The Christmas Mouse
9. Randall Reed with The Forerunners: The Peppermint Stick Man
10. The Sisterhood: Christmas Treat, Peppermint
11. Kay Brown: Daddy, Is Santa Really Six Foot Four?
12. Rodd & The Librettos: How Do They Spend Christmas in Heaven
13. The Sisterhood: Ole Year Christmas
14. Gene Marshall: Evelyn Christmas
15. Rodd & Nita: Jolly, Jolly Santa Claus
16. Sonny Cash: Merry Christmas Polka
17. Rodd & Judy: Santa Fix My Toys For Christmas
18. The Sisterhood: Baby, It's A Cold Night In December
19. Rod Rogers & The Librettos: Santa Claus Goes Modern
20. Cara Stewart with Lee Hudson Orchestra: The New Year Song
21. Teri Summers & The Librettos: Season's Greetings
Rodd Keith: Ecstacy to Frenzy (Tzadik, 2004)

Rodd Keith: Shome Howe Jehovason Plays (version one)
Rod & The MSR Singers: Beat Of The Traps
Rod Rogers with The "Swinging Strings": Little Rug Bug
Rodd Keith: Ecstacy [sic] To Frenzy
Rodd Keith: Shome Howe Jehovason Plays (version two)

Off The Charts - The Song-Poem Story DVD (Shout Factory/Complex Corporation, 2004)

60-minütiger Dokumentarfilm von Jamie Meltzer über die manchmal unangenehme aber immer faszinierende Welt der Song-Poem-Industrie. "Off The Charts: The Song-Poem Story" erforscht die Lebensläufe und Traume der Songwriter und Musiker, die sich in dieser seltsamen Welt bewegen. Mit nicht-ganz-berühmten Songs wie "Non-Violent Taekwondo Troopers", "Blind Man's Penis", "I Am A Ginseng Digger", "Richard Nixon", "Jimmy Carter Says Yes!", "Annie Oakley", und "Chicken Insurrection". Special Features: * Sunburst Studio Sessions – ein Blick hinter die Kulissen einer Song-Poem-Aufnahmesession * Entfallene Szenen mit Nilson V. Ortiz, Caglar juan Singletary und Gene Merlino * Iowa Mountain Tour, Live! – ein Song-Poem-Autor geht auf Tournee * Off The Charts Premieren-Party zur PBS-Erstausstrahlung mit Art Kaufman und John Trubee * Song-Poem-Unterhaltungsshow "America Sings" – eine 30-minütige Infotainment-Fernsehsendung von Columbine Records zur Werbung für Song-Poems * Song-Poems-Anzeigen-Gallerie mit Kommentaren von Phil Milstein - insgesamt 132 Minuten

Off The Charts - The Song-Poem Story: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD (Red Rock Records/Complex Corporation, 2004)

1. Norm Burns and the Singers: Human Breakdown of Absurdity - 4:22
2. Caglar Juan Singletary: "The subjects I write about..." - 0:10
3. David Fox: Non-Violent Taekwondo Troopers - 3:12
4. Danish Radio Intro - 0:23
5. David Fox: Caravan - 2:18
6. Ramsey Kearney: Blind Man's Penis - 1:42
7. Gene Merlino and the Sunburst Studio Musicians: I'm a Ginseng Digger - 3:41
8. Gene Marshall: Jimmy Carter Says Yes!- 2:22
9. Rod and the MSR Singers: The Day Snowflakes were Born - 2:30
10. Rod Rogers with the Swinging Strings: Little Rug Bug - 2:26
11. Rodd Keith: Ecstacy(sic) to Frenzy - 2:12
12. Aliases - 0:31
13. Gene Merlino and the Sunburst Studio Musicians: The 23rd Channel - 2:18
14. David Fox: The Thing - 2:59
15. Rod Rogers: The Flitting Firefly - 2:33
16. David Fox: Annie Oakley - 2:47
17. Gene Merlino: "Eddie's not gonna come back..." - 0:27
18. Gene Merlino and the Sunburst Studio Musicians: Out in the Woods - 2:35
19. Gary Forney: "Iowa Mountain Tour" - 0:25
20. Gary and Josh Forney: Three-Eyed Boy (studio version) - 3:02
21. Ramsey Kearney: "Let's just experiment here..." - 0:31
22. Ramsey Kearney: Nighttime Whispers - 1:51
23. Rodd Keith: Cloud Nine - 2:57

I Like Yellow Things, MSR Madness Vol. 5 (www.wfmu.org)

1. Bobbi Blake: I Like Yellow Things
2. Jim Lea: The Doing Of Our Thing
3. Dick Kent: Times About
4. Roger Bonnette: The Hell With You (home version)
5. Shelley Stuart & The Five Stars: Vampire Husband
6. Cara Stewart: Song Of The Burmese Land
7. Ron Davis: It's A Mystery Called Love
8. Gene Marshall: Evelyn Christmas
9. Buddy Raye: Feeling Beside Myself
10. Kay Weaver: Woman's Liberation
11. Gene Marshall: Shake Your Good Stuff
12. Norman Burns: Stay Where You Are
13. Dick Kent: Octopus Woman Please Let Me Go
14. uncredited: My Daddy He Died In 1969
15. Gene Marshall: Green Fingernails
16. Wm. H. Arpaia & The Jerrymanders: Listen, Mister Hat
17. Ralph Lowe: My Silent Thoughts
18. The Downtowners: I Love Lovely Chinese Gal
19. Betty Bond: Till Death Do Us Part
20. Bill Joy: The Messer Round
21. Dick Kent: Gretchen's New Dish
22. uncredited: My Hamburger Baby
23. Gene Marshall: Prayer For Jamey
24. Milford Perkins: Jerry The Butcher Man
25. Dick Kent: The Sailor's Anthem
26. Rodd Keith: My Twin And I
27. Bobbi Blake: Good
28. Gene Marshall: Smoke It - The Pot
29. Terry: Something In The Night

Rat A Tat Tat, America, MSR Madness Vol. 6 (www.wfmu.org)
1. Sammy Marshall & The Party Crashers: Rock And Roll Boogie Beat
2. Rodd Rogers: Dreams Of Love
3. Stan Beard & The Swinging Strings: Snobows
4. Rodd Keith: Let's Go Savage, You And I
5. Bill Joy: Bored Can't Cope Want Out
6. Kay Weaver: Astrouniverse
7. uncredited: Pinch Me
8. Dick Kent: One Soul Love
9. Norm Burns & Singers: Wow We Wow
10. Rodd Keith: My Pipe Yellow Dream
11. The Real Pros: It's You, Cherokee Lou
12. Rick Kershaw: Flying Information
13. Randy Rudolph: Ho, I Got To Find You Baby
14. Teri & The MSR Singers: I've Found My True Love
15. Milford Perkins: The Duck Egg Walk
16. William LeBlanc: A Hall Of Fame Award
17. uncredited: This World Is In A Hell Of A Fix
18. The Real Pros: Rain On The Roof
19. Dick Kent: Rat A Tat Tat, America
20. Stich Stampfel & The Singing Strings: If I Could Only See Your Face
21. Nita Craig: I Have A Number
22. Rave-Ons: A Mellow Sweet Sixteen
23. The Real Pros: Teenage Queen
24. Milford Perkins: Amtrack Eagle
25. Gary Roberts & The Five Stars: Minni-Ha-Cha
26. Teri Summers & The Librettos: Season's Greetings
27. Teri & The Librettos: The Evening Is Approaching
Rodd Keith: Saucers in the Sky (Roaratorio, 2005)

1. Rodd Keith: Lettuce And Lace
2. Rodd Keith: You Only Want To Hurt Me
3. Rodd Keith: Magic In Her Eyes
4. Rodd Keith: Saucers In The Sky
5. Rodd Keith: My Living Doll
6. Rodd Keith: Sawdust
7. Rodd Keith: Here Comes The Judge
8. Rodd Keith: A Soothing Dream, But...
9. Rodd Keith: Don¹t Be A Dope
10. Rodd Keith: The Merry-Go-Down
11. Rodd Keith: Go Go Girlie
12. Rodd Keith: Winds Of March
13. Rodd Keith: Do Me Mister Buddy
14. Rodd Keith: It¹s Raining
15. Rodd Keith: Cancel My Order For Love
16. Rodd Keith: Lost Vein Of Love
17. Rodd Keith: Telephone Call
18. Rodd Keith: Get On My Honda, Rhonda
19. Rodd Keith: Exotic Woman
20. Rodd Keith: Los Angeles City Lights
21. Rodd Keith: It Means That You Love Me
22. Rodd Keith: Gloria
23. Rodd Keith: Move Along Surfing Girl
24. Rodd Keith: Ravens
25. Rodd Keith: Next Time
26. Rodd Keith: Ship For Home

mehr Song-Poem-Musik von Rodd Keith als MP3s
Shome Howe Jehovason - Shome Organ Great Theme (Rodd Keith) Zu hören auf dem Real Audio-Stream der archivierten WFMU Radio Show names "The Stochastic Hit Parade with Bethany Ryker. October 30, 2001: Special Edition with Ellery Eskelin". Die Show ist 3 Stunden lang, das Stück beginnt etwa ab 2 Stunden und 23 Minuten und dauert ungefähr 30 Minuten.

Rodd Keith: sein Leben und Sterben

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