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Also known as Philip Blondheim, Philip Wallach Blondheim III

American singer and songwriter (1939–2012)

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Scott McKenzie, born Philip Wallach Blondheim III in Jacksonville on 10 January 1939, was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and artisan who performed under the pseudonym Scott McKenzie. He played guitar and sang within rock and pop music, and his career began in 1964. His copyright representative was Broadcast Music, Inc.

McKenzie lived with Guillain–Barré syndrome and died in Los Angeles on 18 August 2012, of a myocardial infarction, from natural causes.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Crossref, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
13

Top works

  • Red Cell (a No Agenda Novel)
  • Boy with Involuntary Social Network Disorder (a No Agenda Novel)
  • Book of Jerusha
  • Children of Hare Hill
  • Drochaid

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Film & TV

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Scott McKenzie (born Philip Wallach Blondheim III; January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012) was an American singer and songwriter who recorded the 1967 hit single and generational anthem "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)".

Known for

  • ZDF-Fernsehgarten — Self1986
  • The Great Lester Boggs1974
  • Musikladen — Self1972
  • Monterey Pop — Self1968

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
567,042
Total plays
3,561,038

Tags

classic rock60sfolkrockoldies

Scott McKenzie (born Philip Scott Blondheim 10 January 1939, Jacksonville, Florida, died August 18, 2012 in Los Angeles) was a singer best known for his 1967 hit of San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) (written by John Phillips and later featured in the movie Forrest Gump). In 1986 McKenzie began singing with a new version of The Mamas and the Papas. In 1988 McKenzie wrote (with John Phillips, Mike Love and Terry Melcher) the Beach Boys #1 hit “Kokomo. <a href="https://www.last.f

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Key facts

Born
Philip Wallach Blondheim III , ( 1939-01-10 ) January 10, 1939, Jacksonville, Florida , United States
Died
August 18, 2012 (2012-08-18) (aged 73), Los Angeles, California , United States
Genres
Pop
Occupations
Singer songwriter
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1950s–2010
Labels
Capitol Ode

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Scott
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Jacksonville
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.scottmckenzie.info
Show 9 more facts
date of birth
1939-01-10
date of death
2012-08-18
start of work period
1964-00-00
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Philip Wallach Blondheim III
pseudonym
Scott McKenzie
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Scott McKenzie, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Scott McKenzie (born Philip Wallach Blondheim III; January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012) was an American singer and songwriter who recorded the 1967 hit single "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)".

Early life

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