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Kenny Rogers Biography

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur. He has charted more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone.

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 hundreds of awards for both his music and charity work. These include AMAs, Grammys, ACMs and CMAs, as well as a lifetime achievement award for a career spanning six decades in 2003.

Success in recent years include the 2006 album release, Water & Bridges, an across the board hit, that peaked at #5 in the Billboard Country Albums sales charts, also charting high in the Billboard 200. The first single from the album, "I Can't Unlove You," was also a chart hit. Remaining a popular entertainer around the world, the following year he completed a tour of the United Kingdom and the Ireland telling BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright, his favorite hit of his was "The Gambler". He has also acted in a variety of movies and television shows, most notably the title roles in "Kenny Rogers as The Gambler" and the MacShayne series. As of 2009, Rogers lives in Nicholson, Georgia.

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Kenny Rogers's Best Songs

  • 1. The Gambler
  • 2. Lady
  • 3. Coward Of The County
  • 4. Lucille
  • 5. Just Dropped in (to See What Condition My Condition Was in)
  • 6. She Believes In Me
  • 7. Through The Years
  • 8. You Decorated My Life
  • 9. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
  • 10. Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
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Kenny Rogers Discography

Kenny Rogers albums.

  • What About Me? - 16/06/2003 (Castle/GB)
  • The Heart of the Matter - (Castle Music/US)
  • Calico Silver - 21/06/2002 (Time-Life Music/US)
  • The Gift - (Curb Records/US)
  • The Kenny Rogers Collection (disc 1: With Love) - 31/10/2001 (Madacy Special Products/CA)
  • The Kenny Rogers Collection (disc 2: Ten Years of Gold) - 31/10/2001 (Madacy Special Products/US)
  • The Kenny Rogers Collection (disc 3: Classics from the Heart) - 31/10/2001 (Madacy Special Products/CA)
  • She Rides Wild Horses - 11/05/1999 (Dreamcatcher Records/US)
  • We've Got Tonight - 15/09/1994 (Razor & Tie/US)
  • Eyes That See in the Dark - (RCA Records/US)
  • Kenny - (United Artists/US)
  • The Gambler - (EMI Music Argentina/US)
  • Daytime Friends - (United Artists/US)

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