A reissue from 1989, produced by Jim Ed Norman, featuring Rogers and ensemble performing a selection of standards, along with the Dolly Parton-composed title track. It's sequenced in such a way that you can simply pop the album into the player and leave it on auto-repeat (though at that length it'll quickly drive you batty.) Rogers' homey voice fits well with the songs and the arrangements avoid being too syrupy, though they're a bit uninspired at times - 'Winter Wonderland' is rendered down to a clockwork sound, for example.
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He would develop the Gambler persona into a character for of starting with 1980's -nominated.Though he has been most successful with country audiences, Rogers has charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres, topped the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the. On September 25, 2015, Rogers announced on NBC's that he was retiring from show business after a final tour to spend more time with his wife and twin sons.Two of his albums, and, are featured in the poll of 'The 200 Most Influential Country Albums Ever'. He was voted the 'Favorite Singer of All Time' in a 1986 joint poll by readers of both. He has received numerous awards such as the, and, as well as a lifetime achievement award for a career spanning six decades in 2003.Later success includes the 2006 album release, an across the board hit, that hit the Top 5 in the sales charts, also charting in the Top 15 of the.
The first single from the album, ', was also a sizable chart hit. Remaining a popular entertainer around the world, he continued to tour regularly until his retirement in 2017.He has acted in a variety of movies and television shows, most notably the title roles in and the MacShayne series for, and the 1982 feature film.He is a co-founder of the restaurant chain in collaboration with former CEO.
Rogers performing at the University of Houston in 1991After leaving the First Edition in 1976, after almost a decade with the group, Rogers signed a solo deal with. Producer and Rogers began a partnership that would last four years.Rogers first outing for his new label was.
The album charted and two singles, 'Love Lifted Me' and 'While the Feeling's Good', were minor hits. The song 'Runaway Girl' was featured in the motion picture. Later in 1976, Rogers issued his second album, the self-titled Kenny Rogers, whose first single, ', was another solo hit.The single ' (1977) was a major hit, reaching number one on the pop charts in 12 countries, selling over five million copies, and firmly establishing Rogers' post-First Edition career.
On the strength of 'Lucille', the album Kenny Rogers reached No. 1 in the. More success was to follow, including the multi-platinum selling album and another international Number 1 single, ', taken from the equally successful album, Kenny. In 1980, the Rogers/Butler partnership came to an end, though they would occasionally reunite: in 1987 on the album I Prefer the Moonlight and again in 1993 on the album If Only My Heart Had a Voice.In the late 1970s, Rogers teamed up with close friend and Country Music legend for a series of albums and duets. Together the duo won 2 gold records (1 of which later went platinum), 2 CMA Awards, an ACM nomination, two Grammy nominations and 1 Music City News Award for their two hit albums 'Every Time Two Fools Collide' (#1) and 'Classics' (#3), selling out stadiums and arenas while on tour for several years, as well as appearing on several network television specials which showcased them.
Their hits together ' (#1), 'Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight' (#2), ' (#1), 'All I Ever Need Is You' (#1) and 'Till I Can Make It On My Own' (#3) all became Country standards. Of West, Rogers stated in a 1995 TNN interview: 'She, more than anybody else I ever worked with, sang with such emotion that you actually believed what she sang.
A lot of people sing words, Dottie West sang emotions.' In a 1978 press release for their album 'Every Time Two Fools Collide', Rogers credited West with further establishing and cementing his career with Country Music audiences. In the same release, West credited him with taking her career to new audiences. Rogers was with West only hours before she died at age 58 after sustaining injuries in a 1991 car accident, as discussed in his 2012 biography 'Luck Or Something Like It'.
In 1995 he starred as himself, alongside Michele Lee as West, in the biographical film.In 1980, a selection he recorded as a duet with, ', became a major hit. Earlier that year, he sang a duet of 'You and Me' with in her television music special Lynda Carter Special (Rogers originally recorded this with Dottie West for the album). Later in 1980 came his partnership with who wrote and produced Rogers' No. 1 hit '. Richie went on to produce Rogers's 1981 album Share Your Love, a chart topper and commercial favorite featuring hits such as ' (Pop No. 3), ' (Pop No. 13), and ' (Pop No. 14). His first Christmas album was also released that same year.
In 1982, Rogers released the album. The album's reached No. 13 on the and topped the country and AC charts. It was the theme song of Rogers' 1982 film.
Shortly afterwards, he started working with producer in 1983 recording the smash Top 10 hit ', a duet with. Also a #1 single on the Country charts in the United States, it reached the Top 30 on the British charts.In 1981, Rogers bought the old ABC Dunhill building and built one of the most popular and state-of-the-art recording studios in Los Angeles.
The song ' was recorded there.Rogers went on to work with of the who produced his 1983 hit album, featuring the title track and yet another No. 1 hit ', a duet with. Gibb, along with his brothers, Robin and Maurice, originally wrote the song for in an R&B style, only later to change it for the Kenny Rogers album. The partnership with Gibb only lasted one album, which was not surprising considering that Rogers' original intention was to work with Gibb on only one song. Gibb insisted on doing the entire album together.'
Islands in the Stream', Rogers' duet with Dolly Parton, was the first single to be released from Eyes That See in the Dark in the United States, and it quickly went to No. 1 in the (it would prove to be the last country single to reach No. 1 on that chart until ' by did so in 2000), as well as topping Billboard's country and adult contemporary singles charts; it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping two million copies in the United States. Rogers would reunite with Parton in 1984 for a holiday album, ' and TV special 'Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember' (which resulted in a popular video of 'Christmas Without You'), as well as a 1985 duet ', which also topped the U.S. Country singles chart. The two would continue to collaborate on occasional projects through subsequent years, including a 2013 duet single '.Despite the success of 'Islands in the Stream', however, insisted on releasing Eyes' title track as the first UK single, and the song stalled at a disappointing No. 61 there, although it did stay in the top 100 for several weeks. (When it was eventually released in the United States, it was more successful, charting high on the Adult Contemporary chart and making the country top 30.) 'Islands in the Stream' was issued as a follow-up single in Britain and sold well, making No. 7. The album itself reached No. 1 on the country charts on both sides of the Atlantic and enjoyed multi-million sales. 'Buried Treasure', 'This Woman' and 'Evening Star'/'Midsummer Nights' were also all successful singles from the album.Shortly after came the album, a hit whose, a trio performance with and, was nominated for a; the single 'Crazy' (not to be confused with the -penned hit) topped the country charts.
David Foster was to work again with Rogers in his 1985 album The Heart of the Matter, although this time Foster was playing backing music rather than producing, a role given to. This album was another success, going to No. 1, with the title track making to the top ten category in the singles charts.The next few years saw Rogers scoring several top country hits on a regular basis, including 'Twenty Years Ago', 'Morning Desire', 'Tomb of the Unknown Love', among others. On January 28, 1985, Rogers was one of the who recorded the worldwide charity song ' to support hunger victims in Africa. The following year he played at Giants Stadium.In 1988, Rogers won a Grammy Award for 'Best Country Collaboration with Vocals' with — 'Make No Mistake, She's Mine'. In the 1990s, Rogers continued to chart with singles such as 'The Factory' and 'Crazy In Love', another selection that Kim Carnes provided him with, 'If You Want To Find Love', and 'The Greatest'. His second Christmas album, titled Christmas in America, was released in 1989 for Reprise Records. From 1991–94, Rogers hosted on, and on since 1995 (Reruns only on The History Channel).
He visited Miller's during this time period. From 1992–95, Rogers co-owned and headlined 's 4,000 seat Grand Palace Theatre. In 1994, Rogers released his 'dream' album titled Timepiece on Atlantic Records. It consisted of 1930s/1940s jazz standards, the type of music he had performed in his early days with The Bobby Doyle Three in.In 1996, Rogers released an album Vote For Love where the public requested their favorite love songs and Rogers performed the songs.
(Several of his own hits were in the final version.) The album was the first for the TV shopping channel QVC's record label, onQ Music. The album, sold exclusively by, was a huge success and was later issued in stores under a variety of different titles. It reached No. 1 in the UK country charts under the title Love Songs (a title also used for various compilations) and also crossed over into the mainstream charts.In 1999, Rogers scored with the single 'The Greatest', a song about life from a child's point of view (looked at through a baseball game). The song reached the top 40 of Billboard's Country singles chart and was a Number One video. It was on Rogers' album She Rides Wild Horses the following year (itself a top 10 success).
In 1999, Rogers also produced a song, 'We've Got It All', specifically for the series finale of the ABC show. Not found on any album, the recording sells for a high sum at auction. 2000–15.
Rogers in 2004In the 21st century, Rogers was back at No. 1 for the first time in more than a decade with the 2000 single '. In doing so, he broke a 26-year-old record held by (who, in April 1974, was aged 59 when he scored with 'Hello Love'). Rogers held the record until 2003, when then 70-year-old became the oldest artist to have a No.
1 on the country charts with his duet with, '.Although Rogers did not record new albums for a couple of years, he continued to have success in many countries with more greatest hits packages. In 2004, which was the first hits collection to span his days with the First Edition to the present, reached Number 6 on the American country charts and went gold. It also featured two new songs, 'My World Is Over' with and 'We Are the Same'.
'My World Is Over' was released as a single and was a minor hit. In 2005 The Very Best of Kenny Rogers, a double album, sold well in Europe. It was the first new solo Kenny Rogers hits album to reach the United Kingdom for over a decade, despite many compilations there that were not true hits packages.Rogers also signed with and had more success with the TV advertised release 21 Number Ones in January 2006. Although this CD did contain 21 chart-toppers as the title claims (recorded between 1976 and the present day), this was not a complete collection of Rogers' No. 1 singles, omitting such singles as 'Crazy in Love' and 'What About Me?'
Capitol followed 21 Number Ones with Rogers' new studio album, in March 2006 on the label. The first single from the album was ', which peaked at No. 17 on the country charts, after spending over 6 months on the hit list, more than 50 years after he formed his first group and 38 years after his first major hit as leader of The First Edition; the song remains in recurrent airplay on some radio stations today. 'I Can't Unlove You' was followed up with the second single from the album, 'The Last Ten Years (Superman)', in September 2006. The third single, 'Calling Me', which features, became popular in early 2007, and was nominated for a at the.
Also in 2007, the 1977 Kenny Rogers album was re-issued as a double CD, also featuring the 1979 Kenny album and this once again put Rogers' name into the sales charts worldwide. The following year, another compilation album ( A Love Song Collection) also charted.Rogers has recorded 65 albums and sold over 165 million records.On August 26, 2008, Rogers released 50 Years exclusively at Cracker Barrel stores. The album includes some of Rogers' greatest hits, plus 3 new songs. The release is designed to celebrate Rogers' 50th year in the music business. In 2007 the adopted Rogers song 'The Gambler' as their unofficial anthem, after hearing prop playing it in the team hotel. Before the semi-final against France and the final against South Africa, Rogers sent video messages of support to the team in light of them choosing his song. He offered to come to England and party with the team if they won the World Cup.In 2008 Rogers toured with his Christmas Show.
He split the show up, making the first half his 'best of' and the second half his Christmas songs. In 2009 he toured the United Kingdom. In 2009, Rogers embarked on his 50th Anniversary Tour.
The tour went around the United States, Britain and Ireland.On April 10, 2010, a TV special was taped, Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years. And were among those set to perform with Rogers during a show celebrating his contribution to country, blues and pop music, It took place at the MGM Grand in Foxwoods.
This special debuted on March 8, 2011 on Great American Country.On June 10, 2012, Rogers appeared on stage with the musical group Phish to perform his hit song 'The Gambler' at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Also in 2012, Rogers re-recorded the hit song 'Lady', a duet with its songwriter Lionel Richie, on Richie's album. The pair also performed the song live at the 2012 ACM concert, 'Lionel Richie & Friends'.On April 10, 2013, the CMA announced that Rogers would be a 2013 inductee into the, along with and.In June 2013 he performed at the in the Sunday afternoon 'Legends' slot.In 2013, Rogers recorded a new album with the name. This album included the title track, a new duet with, which was his first single released in six years.Retirement In 2015, Rogers announced his farewell tour, titled The Gambler's Last Deal.
He stated his intention to retire from touring at its completion, although he is considering the possibility of recording another studio album. In announcing the tour, Rogers indicated at the time that his final tour appearance would be on NBC's show. Concert dates were scheduled through 2018 and included visits to the United States, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, England, The Netherlands and Switzerland. On April 5, 2018, it was announced that Rogers canceled his remaining tour as advised by due to a series of challenges.Rogers' final concert in Nashville took place on October 25, 2017 at the where he was joined by an array of guest artists including,. The concert also included a special appearance by long-time friend, who performed ' and ' with Rogers for the final time.
Bloodline Although Rogers has used many session musicians to play instruments on his recordings, he has been backed on tours by the group Bloodline since 1976. The group originally started as a three-piece. In The Journey (a 2006 documentary about his career) Rogers said he did not understand singers that changed their touring band every year, and that he sticks with Bloodline as they already 'know the songs'.
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Members of Bloodline have included Steve Glassmeyer, Chuck Jacobs, Randy Dorman, Gene Golden, Bobby Daniels, Rick Harper, Edgar Struble, Warren Hartman, Gene Sisk, Brian Franklin, Mike Zimmerman and Amber Randall. Acting and other ventures Rogers also had success as an actor. His 1982 movie, in which he played a race-car driver, took more than $20 million at the United States box office, while made-for-TV movies such as series, Christmas in America, and Coward of the County (based on hit songs of his) topped ratings lists. He also served as host & narrator for the historical series.Rogers says that photography was once his obsession, before it morphed into a passion. He has authored the photo books Kenny Rogers' America (1986) and Your Friends and Mine (1987).As an entrepreneur, he collaborated with former CEO in 1991 to start up the. The chicken and chain, which is similar to, was famously featured in an episode of the sitcom called '.
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On the November 27, 1997, broadcast of, Rogers could not pick his chicken out in a taste test, claiming he preferred 'greasy burgers'. Season four of the TV series depicts the chain as owning a share of Louis Huang's Cattleman's Ranch restaurant and then filing for.
Rogers is shown from the back but played by Jeff Pomerantz.Rogers and his restaurant were subjects of comedy from, especially the impersonation done by; the sketch of the faux-Rogers hosting became popular on the Internet.Rogers put his name to the Gambler Chassis Co., a manufacturer started by C. The company used the name from Rogers' hit song The Gambler. During the 1980s and 1990s, Gambler was one of the fastest and widely used Sprintcars with such drivers as, and Doug Wolfgang driving the cars to victory in the and the famous. Gambler sprintcars were also successful in Australia with drivers such as Garry Rush and Steve Brazier using Gamblers to win multiple. Rush also used a Gambler chassis to win the UNOFFICIAL 1987 World Sprintcar Championship at the in.Rogers appeared in a 2004 episode of as himself being subjected to incompetent security provided by starstruck sheriff's deputies to comical effect.In October 2012, Rogers released a book Luck or Something Like it: A Memoir about his ups and downs in his musical career.
With Mike Blakely, he has written a novel, What Are the Chances, that was released September 1, 2013.In 2014, Rogers appeared as himself in a commercial, singing part of his song ' a cappella while acting as the dealer in a card game.Personal life At his estate in, Rogers keeps a pet named Smitty, having originally acquired the animal from a friend in 2008. According to Rogers, the goat has been '(his) center', providing a calming influence after long and stressful touring schedules. Marriages Kenny Rogers has been married five times (with each marriage lasting longer than the previous one) and has five children.
He married Janice Gordon on May 15, 1958; they divorced in April 1960 with one child. Rogers married Jean Rogers in October 1960 and divorced her in 1963. He married Margo Anderson in October 1964 and divorced her in 1976 with one child. Rogers married on October 1, 1977, and divorced her in 1993 with one child. He married Wanda Miller on June 1, 1997; they have two children. Discography. Main article: Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1973Saga of SonoraBalladeerTelevision film1975EarlTelevision film1980Brady HawkesTelevision film1981Uncle MatthewTelevision film1982Brewster BakerFeature film1983Brady HawkesTelevision film1985Matt CooperTelevision film1987Brady HawkesTelevision film1990Christmas in AmericaFrank MorganTelevision film1991Brady HawkesTelevision film1993Rio DiabloQuentin LeechTelevision film1994Daniel WatkinsSeason 1, Episode: 'Portraits'1994Brady HawksTelevision film1994MacShayne: Winner Takes AllJohn J.
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