R.I.P. Kenny Rogers

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
in Other Music
I just learned of this but it happened yesterday.  Very sad.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/actor-singer-the-gambler-kenny-rogers-dies-at-81/2020/03/21/5ad679fe-6b40-11ea-b199-3a9799c54512_story.html


"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,838
    I can't believe he wasn't older ...seems like he was old in the 80s.
    So many good tunes....and, Six Pack!

    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Won’t even try to lie. Islands in the stream is the jam. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    I just dropped in to see what condition Kenny Rogers was in. 

    Son of a bitch. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    And somewhere in the darkness
    The gambler he broke even
    But in his final words
    I found an ace that I could keep
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,164
    RIP Kenny. You made the world a better place with your music and your chicken. Condolences to his survivors. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,794
    Dear old Dad always sung along with his songs to us. Good part of my past. Thanks Kenny.
    I think there is an episode of the muppet show with him on it.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    "Oh they say the world's your oyster, but man, oysters ain't for me.
    Your the bell of the ball, but, you ain't my cup of tea.
    They always vote you best in show, but this doggie disagrees...
    Cuz I like life in Paddy's Pub!"
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Oh shit, that was a tribute to Randy Newman.
    Oh well, RIP big guy!
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • hihobibo
    hihobibo Tampa, FL Posts: 1,140
    pearljammr78 said:
    Won’t even try to lie. Islands in the stream is the jam. 
    This. 
  • JT167846
    JT167846 Posts: 996
    A big part of the soundtrack to my childhood. What a storyteller.
    Stars are suns to other people.

    Wellington 1998
    London 2007
    Brisbane 2009
    Stockholm 2012
    Amsterdam 1 & 2 2014
    EV Dublin 2017
    Milan 2018
    Padova 2018
    Boston 2 2018
    Auckland 1 & 2 2024
  • primussucks
    primussucks Posts: 2,365
    He knew when to fold 'em!
    Summerfest 7/8/95
    Missoula 6/20/98
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
    Alpine Valley 10/8/00 
    Champaign 4/23/03
    Alpine Valley 6/21/03
    Missoula 8/29/05
    Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
    Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
    Tampa 6/12/08
    Chicago 8/23/09
    Indy 5/7/10
    Alpine Valley x2 2011
    Wrigley 2013
    Milwaukee 14
    Telluride 16
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    A few months ago, my mom called me, desperate to know who sang that dreamy song, "Lady".

    I told her she has the damn thing on cassette :lol:

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