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Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Though he has been most successful with country audiences, he 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 120 million records worldwide, certifying his position as one of the best-selling music artists of all time. On September 25, 2015 he announced on NBC's "Today" Show that he was retiring from show business after a final tour to spend more time with his wife and twin boys.
Two of his albums, The Gambler and Kenny, are featured in the About.com 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 USA Today and People. He has received numerous such awards as the AMAs, Grammys, ACMs and CMAs, as well as a lifetime achievement award for a career spanning six decades in 2003.
Kenneth Scott Rogers (born November 10, 1964 in Savannah, Georgia) is a former American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher. During a 20-year baseball career, he pitched from 1989 to 2008 for six different teams. In addition to being known for his fielding (winning five Gold Glove Awards), he pitched the fourteenth perfect game in major league baseball history. In 2008, he was the oldest baseball player in the American League.
Rogers is sometimes nicknamed "The Gambler", after a song made famous by a singer who shares his name.
Rogers grew up on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) farm in Dover, Florida.
He, his wife Rebecca Lewis, and children Jessica and Trevor Rogers reside in Westlake, Texas. He enjoys golf, fishing, and building houses for Habitat for Humanity.
Rogers was assigned to the Texas Rangers farm team after being drafted in the 39th round for $1,000 when he was 17 years old. He graduated from Plant City High School in Florida in 1982, where he played baseball only during his senior season, hitting .375 as a right fielder (he played shortstop in his senior league). He was converted into a pitcher on the strength of his throwing arm and left-handedness. Rogers spent seven years in the minor leagues before making it to the Rangers in 1989 as a reliever. He became a starting pitcher for the club in 1993.
Kenny Rogers is the title of Kenny Rogers' second solo album for United Artists Records, released worldwide in 1977. The album marked his first major solo success following the minor success of Love Lifted Me in 1976.
The album produced two singles. The first single, 1976's "Laura (What He's Got That I Ain't Got?)", peaked at #19. This song was originally a #1 country hit for Leon Ashley in 1967. In 1977, Kenny gained stardom with the single "Lucille", which climbed to the top of the country charts (both in the U.S. and Canada) and placing him squarely on the U.S. Hot 100 in the #5 position. It also blew open his solo career in the UK, reaching #1 there. Another track from the album is "I Wasn't Man Enough" which makes appearances on some of Rogers' greatest hits compilations in years to come.
The album reached #1 on the Country charts and ranked as high as #30 overall, and was certified Platinum in the U.S. (only reaching Gold in Canada).
42 Ultimate Hits is a compilation album by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in 2004 via Capitol Nashville. The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It includes 40 previously released songs by Rogers, five of which he recorded as Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, plus two new tracks: "My World Is Over" and "We Are the Same".
The compilation was produced by Tom Becci and Jim Mazza, with various original producers on the previously released material. "My World Is Over" was produced by Keith Stegall, and "We Are the Same" by Brent Maher.
Ultimate Hits is a greatest hits album by Australian country musician Lee Kernaghan. It was released in September 2011, peaked at No.8 on the ARIA chart and was certified Gold in 2013.
Kernaghan invited his fans on Facebook to help him select the tracks for this album.
While promoting the album, Lee said; “It’s my mates out there that have put these songs on the map. The people who have come out to the shows, bought the records and made these songs a part of the soundtrack of their lives. This is the part of being in music that pulls on my heart the most and makes all the highs and lows worthwhile.”
Jon O’Brien of AllMusic gave the album 3.5/5, saying; “Ultimate Hits, a 42-track compilation selected by his fan base, is therefore the ideal opportunity for those looking for the best that the country scene down under has to offer to see what all the fuss is about”. He added “ With his authentic tales of life in the Outback and championing of the late Aussie country legend Slim Dusty, it's easy to see why his traditional brand of blue-collar country-rock has struck a chord with homegrown audiences”. He concluded by saying “It's a solid collection of no-nonsense country-rock anthems proving that his unparalleled success is more than justified.”
"20 Greatest" 1989
Kenny Rogers : A Love Song : 42 Ultimate Hits (2004) Why do people cry when they hear The word goodbye in a love song? Tears are sure to fall when you know They gave it all in a love song Somehow two lovers get a chance At a beautiful romance And you wish it could be you Cause everybodys needing What the singers all are singing In a love song It can tear you apart cause a word Can break a heart in a love song They say all the things you feel And they make it sound so real in a love song It seems that everything they say Is said in such a way That we believe its true Cause everybodys needing What the singers all are singing In a love song Each of us know theres no guarantee Well ever find love And in the songs that we share The heartache is there to remind us New love brings a thril...
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Kenny Rogers - The First 50 Years. (MGM - T.V Special) By now, Kenny Rogers has become such an icon that it's easy to forget how he got there. The songs on 42 Ultimate Hits, bringing together the top songs of his career from the late 60s First Edition years up to his current return to the charts, offers a crash-course reminder that Rogers is a star because he excels at his craft. With special guests Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Wynonna, Alison Krauss, Oak Ridge Boys, Smokey Robinson, Sheena Easton and Billy Dean.
Written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. Released in December 1983 as a B-side to the single, "This Woman", from the album "Eyes That See in the Dark", it reached #3 in the U.S. and #2 in Canada on country charts.
Kenny Rogers - Morning Desire (Music Video) - Album: Heart of the Matter - Year: 1985
Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Though he has been most successful with country audiences, he 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 120 million records worldwide, certifying his position as one of the best-selling music artists of all time. On September 25, 2015 he announced on NBC's "Today" Show that he was retiring from show business after a final tour to spend more time with his wife and twin boys.
Two of his albums, The Gambler and Kenny, are featured in the About.com 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 USA Today and People. He has received numerous such awards as the AMAs, Grammys, ACMs and CMAs, as well as a lifetime achievement award for a career spanning six decades in 2003.
Truck stop on the edge of the highway
Two pumps and a golden fleece
Well i'mout here wipin' bugs of the windscreen
Dirtand diesel and elbow grease
Out here on this dot on the roadmap
Just a blink and you've passed on
Spare a thought for the boy by the bowser
Livin' in the lignum, dreamin' 'bout gettin' gone
Well i've heard about the girls on the beaches
And some day i'm gonna get me one (but wait a minute)
The bell rings and i'm back in the real world
Check the oil and fill 'er up son
Out here on this dot on the roadmap
Just a blink and you've passed on
Spare a thought for the boy by the bowser
Livin' in the lignum, dreamin' 'bout gettin' gone
I've got a three-fifty-one ticket to freedom
With a crackedhead out the back on blocks
And just as soon as i knock it together
I'll be gone in a cloud of dust
Out here on this dot on the roadmap
Just a blink and you've passed on
Spare a thought for the boy by the bowser
Livin' in the lignum, dreamin' 'bout gettin' gone