Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers (Houston, Texas, 21. kolovoza 1938. — Colbert, Georgia, 20. ožujka 2020.) bio je američki country umjetnik, fotograf, glazbeni producent, pisac pjesama, glumac i privrednik. Započinje glazbenu karijeru u sastavu The First Edition a kada se sastav razilazi 1976., započinje uspješnu solo karijeru. Poznat je između ostalog i po pjesmi "Islands in the Stream" s Dolly Parton 1983., a solo pjesma "Coward of the County" bila je uspješnica 1979. Rogers je također sudjelovao u glazbenom projektu USA for Africa prigodom kojeg je snimljena pjesma "We Are The World".
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Ime u rodnom listu | Kenneth Donald Rogers |
Rođen/a | 21. kolovoza 1938. |
Umro/umrla | 20. ožujka 2020. |
Žanr/ovi | country, country pop, rock, jazz |
Zanimanje | pjevač, tekstopisac, gitarist, producent, glumac, aktivist |
Instrument | akustična gitara, bas gitara, violina |
Djelatno razdoblje | 1958. – 2020. |
Producentska kuća | Cue Records, Carlton Records, Mercury Records, United Artists Records, RCA Records, Reprise Records, Giant Records, Atlantic Records, Curb Records, Dreamcatcher, Capitol Nashville, WEA |
Angažman | The Scholars, The Bobby Doyle Trio, The New Christy Minstrels, The First Edition, USA for Africa, Voices That Care, Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton, Kim Carnes, Tim McGraw, Lionel Richie, Bee Gees Johnny Cash.. |
Internetska stranica | Službene stranice |
Diskografija (albumi)
uredi- 1976. - Love Lifted Me
- 1977. - Kenny Rogers
- 1977. - Daytime Friends
- 1978. - Ten Years of Gold
- 1978. - Love or Something Like It
- 1978. - The Gambler
- 1978. - Every Time Two Fools Collide(s Dottie West)
- 1979. - Kenny
- 1979. - The Kenny Rogers Singles Album
- 1979. - Classics (s Dottie West)
- 1980. - Greatest Hits
- 1980. - Gideon
- 1981. - Share Your Love
- 1981. - Christmas
- 1982. - Love Will Turn You Around
- 1983. - We've Got Tonight
- 1983. - 20 Greatest Hits
- 1983. - Eyes That See in the Dark
- 1984. - What About Me?
- 1984. - Duets
- 1984. - Once Upon a Christmas (s Dolly Parton)
- 1985. - [The Heart of the Matter
- 1986. - They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
- 1987. - I Prefer the Moonlight
- 1989. - Something Inside So Strong
- 1989. - Christmas in America
- 1990. - Love Is Strange
- 1991. - Back Home Again
- 1993. - If Only My Heart Had a Voice
- 1994. - Timepiece (s Davidom Fosterom)
- 1996. - Vote for Love
- 1996. - The Gift
- 1997. - Across My Heart
- 1998. - Christmas from the Heart
- 1999. - She Rides Wild Horses
- 2000. - There You Go Again
- 2003. - Back to the Well
- 2004. - Christmas with Kenny
- 2004. - 42 Ultimate Hits
- 2006. - 21 Number Ones
- 2006. - Water & Bridges
- 2006. - Christmas Collection
- 2011. - The Love of God
- 2012. - Amazing Grace
- 2012. - Christmas Live!
- 2013. - You Can't Make Old Friends
- 2015. - Once Again It's Christmas