Artist's albums
Kenneth McKellar - The Decca Years
1999 · album
A Scottish Journey Part 2
1998 · album
Songs of the Jacobite Risings
1996 · album
The Mist Covered Mountains Of Home
1995 · album
A Scottish Journey
1994 · album
To Robert Burns A Tribute
1993 · album
Land of Hearts Desire
1991 · album
Today
1989 · album
Highland Journey
1987 · album
McKellar In Scotland
1987 · album
At Home in Scotland
2016 · album
The Early McKellar Vol.2
2010 · album
The Early McKellar Vol.3
2010 · album
McKellar: The Early McKellar
2007 · album
Sleeps The Noon In The Deep Blue Sky
2006 · album
Twenty Favourite Songs
2002 · album
Handel: Messiah - Arias & Choruses
1961 · compilation
Handel: Messiah - Arias & Choruses
1961 · album
Handel: Messiah - Arias & Choruses
1961 · album
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Biography
Born on June 23, 1927 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Kenneth McKellar was an accomplished tenor who first achieved fame as an interpreter of Scottish songs, notably those by poet Robert Burns. Although his later work encompassed light opera, sacred songs, and popular material, he remained associated with the heritage of his Scottish homeland. Despite a plethora of contemporaneous pop acts, McKellar was somewhat surprisingly nominated as Britain’s representative in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest. His entry, "A Man Without Love," fared poorly, and at a time when such records typically sold well domestically, the ensuing single struggled to reach the Top 30. This aberration apart, the singer continued to enjoy a successful international career, particularly in countries boasting expatriate Scots. He died of pancreatic cancer at the home of his daughter in Lake Tahoe, CA on April 9, 2010. Kenneth McKellar was 82 years of age.