RIP: Kenny Rogers

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The Gambler

The Rogers family is sad to announce that Kenny Rogers passed away last night at 10:25PM at the age of 81. Rogers passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family. ymlp.com/zbjSX9
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Multiple Grammy winner Country Music Superstar Kenny Rogers once performed during the Voice of America Anniversary Concert. As a former government manager, I attended the performance. it was a memorable one for this faithful fan. This is an early favorite of mine.

I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawling out as I was a-crawling in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

‪The First Edition: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition ... https://youtu.be/AULOC--qUOI

Rogers was the favorite of many American country music fans and his recordings continued to delight his adoring audiences. Crossover Country Music Superstar and legendary singer Kenny Rogers is dead at 81.

Rogers was known for series of smash hits like The Gambler as well as “Coward of The Country” "Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done. Walk away from trouble if you can. It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek. I hope you're old enough to understand…

‪Kenny Rogers. Coward of the Country Lyrics https://youtu.be/BbYj3tJRSO8

Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler" whose husky voice carried him as a TV and music star across genres, has died at 81, a representative says. http://apne.ws/YfIrlNM

‪Kenny Rogers, Country Music’s ‘The Gambler,’ Dead at 81 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/kenny-rogers-dead-obit…

‪The Eagles’ Don Henley recalls how Kenny Rogers ‘took a gamble on me’ https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2020/03/21/the-eagl…

Islands in the Stream’: Kenny Rogers’s Most Enduring Legacy
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/03/islands-in-the-stre…

Kenny Rogers took a musical gamble when he joined Phish onstage at Bonnaroo in 2012. It paid off. We uncovered an unpublished interview where Rogers reflected on the magical evening https://rol.st/2WErK1Z

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