(That Rogers also figured out how to act-including starring in a series of made-for-TV movies based on “The Gambler”-didn’t hurt he said all he had to do was be himself in different clothes.) Mellow as the music is, and modest as he was about it, Rogers also broke down boundaries and cleared the way for new combinations of sounds and styles-a chance he took on his inspiration and won.
Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. His biggest songs-“The Gambler,” “Lady,” the Dolly Parton duet “Islands in the Stream”-remain the stock-in-trade of karaoke nights and television ads, the kind of music one learns not by discovery but by cultural osmosis. Listen online to Kenny Rogers - Through the Years and see which albums it appears on. He went on to become one of country music’s first and biggest mainstream superstars, an arena-packing presence who paved the way for artists such as Shania Twain and Garth Brooks, reshaping our sense of what country was and how it figured into the pop landscape. Enter “Lucille,” which Rogers’ manager figured would either be laughed off as a novelty or take over country music. (The name was aspirational, Rogers said later-they were C students at best.) After stints playing upright bass in a jazz trio and folk-pop with The New Christy Minstrels, Rogers formed The First Edition, whose biggest tracks-most notably “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In),” which you’d probably recognize from its use in The Big Lebowski-mixed light psychedelia with country and R&B.īy the end of the band’s run, Rogers was scraping by as a pitchman for a home guitar course and closing in on 40. He started his first band, the Scholars, in high school, with a guitar bought using busboy tips. By the time he passed-on March 20, 2020, at age 81-he’d been recording for more than 60 years.īorn in 1938 and raised one of eight kids in a Houston housing project, Rogers had his musical epiphany at 12, watching Ray Charles live-it seemed cool, he thought, to have everyone clap when you sang and laugh when you talked. Someone for that eight-to-80 demographic. Another is that Rogers-handsome, genial, husky-voiced, and bushy-bearded-was just the kind of guy people liked to listen to and look at, a natural entertainer who split the difference between the earthiness of country and the sophistication of pop and adult contemporary. That’s one way to explain selling 100 million albums or so. My ultimate goal is your satisfaction and I pledge to handle all transactions with honesty, integrity, and fairness.Kenny Rogers used to say he had two kinds of songs: ballads that capture what men want to say and women want to hear, and stories that put a listener in a place. I do this for fun, not a living!I warrant that the condition of this item is exactly as described herein. Founded in 1980 as an independent music store, the Princeton Record Exchange continues to promote and support some of the best musicians and their recordings, including Kenny Rogers CDs, DVDs and more.Read about us in Published Articles and read our Customer Reviews on We appreciate your support for our indie music store Our in-store music selection of over 100,000 CDs and LPs. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You lyrics by Kenny Rogers on Through the Years: A Retrospective (1999), Love Songs (2004), Spend an Hour with Kenny. Kenny Rogers Type: Album + Compilation Rating. Ships via USPS.I will make every effort to ensure that the listed item(s) are fully and accurately described. Through the Years: A Retrospective: MBID: 7b65d19d-3938-31bd-8246-bcba8aefccb9: Last updated. Also, this item is NOT available for International sale. If payment is not received within 7 days following Agreement to Purchase, item may be re-sold at seller's option.Sorry, this item is not available for International sale.SHIPPING: Will ship ONLY to the United States. In accordance with eBay requirements, the Winning Bidder must make contact with the Seller either by paying for the item immediately or by acknowledging (by promptly notifying the Seller) that they have won and intend to pay.PAYMENT OPTIONS: Online payment through PayPal only. Descubre todas las letras del album Through The Years: A Retrospective de Kenny Rogers & The First Edition en espaol. Enjoy good music at a good price!AUCTION SPECIFICS:Winning Bidder's Responsibilities: After winning an auction, the Seller sends an Invoice and eBay sends a Winning Bid Notification to the Winning Bidder. I am a former DJ who is selling off some of my CD back stock.
You are bidding on a brand new Kenny Rogers : Through The Years CD box set.This set is brand new and still sealed. Item: 132951163383 Kenny Rogers Through The Years A Retrospective 4 CD Box Set - NEW, SEALED. Location: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, US,