The Untold Truth Of Kenny Rogers

Legendary musician Kenny Rogers was a fixture in country and soft rock for decades, touring constantly, releasing dozens of albums, and even lending his name to a chain of chicken restaurants. On March 20th, 2020, Rogers passed away, surrounded by his family. He was 81 years old.

Kenny Rogers' first taste of success came with his high-school doo-wop group, The Scholars. The quartet released six singles in the late 1950s, but the group quickly fizzled out, and Rogers embarked on a solo career for the first time. He performed his single, "That Crazy Feeling," on American Bandstand as well as a Texas program called The Larry Kane Show. That's also where the singer, going by Kenneth Rogers at the time, got his "stage" name.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Rogers recalled,

"As I am going out Larry says, "You know you can't call yourself Kenneth Rogers." I said, "That's my name! What would you call me?" "Kenny Rogers," he said."

Not quite a superstar yet, Rogers then joined a jazz group called the Bobby Doyle Three, before singing and playing double bass in the popular folk ensemble the New Christy Minstrels. After two years, Rogers and three Christy members started a lightly psychedelic pop-rock group called Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. They had a huge hit in 1968 with the single "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)," which modern audiences might recognize from The Big Lebowski.

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Introducing Kenneth Rogers | 0:18
Eagles | 1:16
He Courted Success | 2:09
It Was The Wood, Not Kenny, That Made It Good | 3:19
He Was On The Dole For $17 Million | 4:14
He Loved A Lot Of Ladies | 5:23
The Wind That Got Away | 6:35
Kenny Rogers' America | 7:20
Not a drinking man | 8:25
He Knew When To Fold 'em | 9:19