The singer-songwriter, often credited with helping to blur the lines between country and pop, was belatedly inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.“I think part of it is that there’s a certain amount of resentment that I made country go pop, and yet I think it actually added a lot of viewers to it,”that same year. “As you can see now, it’s so much more pop than where I took it.”
. “I never meant to do that, but on some of the songs through the years, like ‘She Believes in Me’ or ‘You Decorated My Life,’ those are notRogers believed he took country music to a mainstream audience, and he was instantly recognized for his signature look: a neatly trimmed beard and flared shirt collars. He modeled his aesthetic after “Grizzly Adams” star Dan Haggerty for a particular reason. When he started out in his first group, the First Edition, he was the oldest member..
His sandy-edged voice conveyed the heart-wrenching tales of “Lady’s” knight in shining armor, the advice-dealing “Gambler” and “Lucille’s” lovelorn father left with four hungry kids and a crop in the fields.“There’s a fine line between being driven and being selfish,” Rogers wrote in his bestselling 2012 memoir, “Luck or Something Like It.”Staying on the road six months at a time without going home during his early marriages was among those selfish acts.
Rogers was born Kenneth Donald Rogers in 1938, the fourth child of Edward Floyd and Lucille Lois Hester Rogers, who had eight children in all. His heritage was mixed: Irish on his mother’s side and potentially Native American on his father’s because of his grandmother, Della Rogers.
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Rest in peace Kenny.
😔Man was talking about him the other day. 😑🙏 4 his family. An American icon more importantly a child of Christ.
A true legend. R. I. P
RIP🙏🙏🙏
“Kick off your Sunday shoes”
RIP Kenny Rogers
RIP love his music. 😔😔
Damn. RIP 🙏🏾
Gotta know when to fold em
So sad you will be in are playlist and heart Kenny
MCNGclassy
GenXrewindblog He knew when to fold em......
Call my name and Karaoke in one sentence and I’m singing one of his songs. RIP. “For King and Country”
May he Rest In Peace. His music was omnipresent in my home growing up. My condolences to his family and fans.
'Promise me son not to do the things I've done. Walk away from trouble if you can. Now it won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek. I hope you're old enough to understand. Son you dont have to fight to be a man.' 😔😔
Thank you Kenny, rest in peace now.
You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away And know when to run
RIP. I love your songs.
What a loss. This guy's music was right up there with American apple pie.
Pity...I love the chicken RIP
Good memories. RIP.
Another legend will be greatly missed R.I.P. Kenny Rogers
anwaribrahim hmm , i only went to Kenny Roger’s Roasters once......
JolieHobbyist Yes he was a legend! He will be missed but his music will live forever! 🤠
he just checked in to see what condition his condition was in
Keeeenny!!!!! He was so dreamy to me!!! Peace and prayers, love and angels to those mourning and touched by this loss... Silver Fox for life.
We lost a mgreat entertainer. May he Rest In Peace.
RIP 🙏🏾
“Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town”.
Gota kno when to fold em
Bout time
Ouch
His roasted chicken will be missed
I was listening to this song while waiting for a call. A few hours later, I saw this news. How sad is that!!!
He was 81?!
Just when we thought we'd hit rock bottom, it gets worse.
RIP.
Everybody laid the blame on Reuben James...🤠
Rest In Peace kennyrogers 💐
Lady, you have made me what I am and I’m yours....
😢💔🌈
Dang, I liked his music... RIP kennyrogers
Nooooo!!! Man “ Lady “ is one of the best songs ever.
😔
Smh
He had some of the most iconic songs that tore at the heart strings! RIP Kenny!
PatrickEichholz
RIP Kenny Rogers... your songs kept me going Through The Years
Rest in peace Ken my hero. I will live to remember your lyrics of Coward of the county
RIP.. ❤
hes still hot asf
The Gambler 💗
anwaribrahim RIP
RIP Kenny Rogers.
Damn
Seemed such a nice man. My wife will be devastated. Love to his family and friends.
😢💔🍓
Awww, 💔😢
Deep in my soul I've been so lonely All of my hopes fading away I've longed for love like everyone else does I know I'll keep searching even after today So there it is girl, I've said it all now And here we are babe, what do you say? We've got tonight, who needs tomorrow?....
Whaaaaaat 😳, WOW my favorite Country singer 🙏🏼
R.I.P. Kenny💕🙏🙏🙏
Proving he really did “know when to fold ‘em.” RIP Kenny.
R.I.P ole friend 🎼LADY🎼your voice and music will live on...🙏🤦♀️🥺
🙏🙏🙏🙏
😥
😢
go to 15:20
The Gambler broke even. Travel onward, Kenny.
'You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me Lucille'.....RIP KennyRogers
😱Aw, no!😩
My heart is hurting now. Love this man voice and music. Handsome man. RIP Mr. Rogers
😢 prayers and condolences to his family and friends.
BslashyP Noooooo
RIP
That truly is sad, I know he was ill but I didn’t know it was serious. I don’t like Country Music BUT I have to respect his work he put out ! R.I.P. Kenny TheGambler
Guess you gotta know when to fold 'em. RIP.
I'm really sad to hear that,I've always been a big fan of Kenny Rogers.May he rest in eternal peace.
Rip Kenny Rogers :(
NO!!!!! RIP Kenny Rogers.
That's very sad, I just listened to him sing his part in the WeAreTheWorld song
Roux76841941 Nooooo !! 😭😭
Was it the corona
Aww dam not Kenny 🤦🏾♀️ 2020 going to hard
Jesus...what's next man🥺
Very Sad, I really loved that one song 'The gambler' :(
Now u can sing all the time RIP
anwaribrahim RIP
I tripped on a cloud and fell 8 miles high, I tore my mind on a jagged sky 🤟 RIP legend 🐐
🙏🏽😔
JulieNesrallah Dang:( My mum loved his tunages.
RIP
So sad...
Tricpj
RIP GAMBLER
No effing way !
RIP, Kenny. Boy, you sure knew when to get out.
“We are the world. We are the children.” RIP, sweet gambler.
RIP Kenny... so sorry to hear this. I grew up on your music and loved so many of your songs
I was thinking Kenny Loggins, but still, unfortunate.
Its the wood that makes it good. 🍗 ripkenny
Rest In Peace Kenny 🙏🏻
We got tonight.
The gambler -
So sad
Damn it😞
On a warm summer’s evening, on a train bound for nowhere...
RIP Kenny Rogers.
RIP Kenny Rogers. 🌹 Thank you so much for all the music, the laughter, kindness, and your beautiful smile. Soar free now into the stars. Brighter they will be because you are light.
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