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Kenny Rogers is a country music singer, songwriter and actor who has had more than 70 hit singles throughout his career.
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Career
His career began as a member of the doo-wop group The Scholars in the late 1950s. They disbanded after and the lead singer began a solo career, and Rogers went on to sing with the jazz group The Bobby Doyle Trio. After they disbanded, he joined The First Edition and his career skyrocketed. Top Billboard hits included "Somethings Burnin," "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town," "Reuben James" and "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)."The group disbanded in 1976, and Rogers began his solo career after signing with United Artists Records. One year later he enjoyed his first solo number one billboard smash hit with the song "Lucille". Rogers had since made his way to the number one place on the charts with hits including "Daytime Friends," "The Gambler", "Coward of the County" and many, many, more. His most recent number one song was "Buy Me a Rose" in 1999.
Selected Discography
- 1976: Love Lifted Me
- 1976: Kenny Rogers Platinum
- 1977: Daytime Friends Platinum
- 1978: Love or Something Like It Gold
- 1978: The Gambler 5x Multi-Platinum
- 1978: Every Time Two Fools Collide Gold
- 1979: Kenny 3X Multi-Platinum
- 1979: Classics Platinum
- 1980: Gideon Platinum
- 1981: Share Your Love Platinum
- 1981: Christmas 2X Multi-Platinum
- 1982: Love Will Turn You Around Platinum
- 1983: We've Got Tonight Platinum
- 1983: Eyes That See in the Dark 2x Multi-Platinum
- 1984: What About Me? Platinum
- 1985: The Heart of the Matter Gold
- 1989: Something Inside So Strong Gold
- 1989: Christmas In America Gold
- 1996: The Gift Gold
- 1999: She Rides Wild Horses Platinum
- 2006: Water & Bridges
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Kenny Rogers Questions
Is Kenny Rogers still playing ball and if so, for who and what is he doing now? 1 AnswerSeveral reports suggest that he has retired. However, when asked by news outlet, he has not responded if he has officially retired. read more
Things that cross your mind in the morning...Whatever happened to Kenny Rogers? 2 AnswersGood question. Haven't heard from him in a couple of years. He may have retired since he's 70 years old now. I liked Kenny's songs. read more
Is it it Willie Nelson who sings "On the Road Again," or am I thinking of Kenny Rogers? 2 AnswersThat would be the red headed stranger, Willie Nelson. read more
What is the best Rogers handset with an MP3 player that plays nice with OSX? 1 AnswerI have a Sony Ericsson (not the model above) and it works pretty well with the address book in OSX and plays mp3's fairly well. Sound quality is not as good as ... read more


