Kenny Rogers Information

Kenny Rogers is one of a few artists who can boast about 50 years on the music scene. That alone should make Kenny Rogers stand out. His accomplishments also includes 12 TV specials, a variety show, pop hits, country hits, acting credits, published short stories, professional photography, and the lead role in several businesses. Kenny Rogers first television appearance was on American Bandstand in the mid 1950s. His most recent appearance was as a subject for a CMT "Crossroads" TV special in November 2005. For more than five decades, Rogers has delivered songs that last the test of time drawing fans among rock, pop, soul, and country audiences.

After nearly 20 years in the music industry, Kenny Rogers found pop fans fickle and directed his sights toward country in the mid 1970s. Yet his sound leaned toward the adult contemporary market as well. "Lucille" was his first solo country mega-hit. It also succeeded on the pop chart, was named the CMA's Single of the Year, and was certified Gold. One of Kenny Rogers greatest contributions to music was that he showed that country stars could conquer the pop audience. He continued with a string of hit songs and by the late 1970s everyone knew his name, no matter what type of music they preferred.

Kenny Rogers had great success with duets over the years. He has paired with Dottie West, Kim Carnes, Sheena Easton, Dolly Parton, and Ronnie Milsap. As a storyteller, Kenny Rogers dominated the pop charts, consistently finding songs with universal appeal. By the 1980s he was crooning sensitive songs, singing such romantic hits as "Through The Years," "She Believes In Me," "You Decorated My Life," and "Lady," his first pop No. 1 and the biggest song of his career.

"The Gambler," a vivid story song was made into a TV movie, starred Kenny Rogers in the title role. The movie spawned four follow-ups, making it the longest running miniseries franchise on television. It started Kenny Rogers on a second career as an actor including another TV movie based on one of his hit songs, "Coward of the County."

Struggling for chart appeal by the late '80s, Kenny Rogers took up photography professionally, headed up a fast food chain, wrote short stories and appeared in his off-Broadway Christmas musical, The Toy Shoppe. He also kept making music. In 1999, after forming his own record company, Dreamcatcher Entertainment, Kenny Rogers returned to the country chart with a touching tale about a young boy playing baseball. When "The Greatest" got radio and video airplay, it was greeted as a sweet comeback from a favorite bygone singer. The follow-up, "Buy Me a Rose," hit No. 1.

How did Kenny Rogers accomplish so much? Houston-born Kenny Rogers was one of eight siblings raised in one of the poorest sections of town. Kenny Rogers learned how to play the guitar and the fiddle. The Scholars, the rockabilly group Kenny Rogers he formed in 1956 while in high school, got a record deal and released two singles that had local success getting them a performance spot on American Bandstand. Kenny Rogers then joined the Bobby Doyle Trio, playing stand-up bass in the jazz band. Another band followed briefly. Then Kenny Rogers went solo with little success. In 1966 he became a member of the popular folk group New Christy Minstrels, leaving a year later to form The First Edition with other members of the group.

Their first hit was "I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." Both pop and country chart success followed with "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town," written by Mel Tillis. The double-genre success struck again. The group, now billed with Kenny Rogers as the leader, landed their own TV variety show but could not duplicate their chart success. In 1974, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition disbanded and Kenny Rogers solo career was born.

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