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Kenny Rogers, whose album The Gambler has sold more than 100 million albums, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. He made $5 million for The Gambler alone. Kenny Rogers was born on August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas, to Edward and Lucille Rogers. He began singing with The New Christy Minstrels and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. His first solo single was Love Lifted Me. Kenny Rogers appeared in the 1982 movie
Six Pack
, which brought in $20 million at the box office, and he served as narrator of the A&E Network series
The Real West
.
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'Kenny Rogers' The Gambler's Last Deal Tour was scheduled through 2018 to locations in the United States, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, England, The Netherlands and Switzerland. Rogers appeared in Nashville in October 2017 at the Bridgestone Arena with Lionel Richie, The Oak Ridge Boys, Travis Tritt, Reba McIntyre, Crystal Gayle, Lady Antebellum and Dolly Parton. Get your Kenny Rogers tickets online at StubHub.'
'Kenny Rogers' 20 greatest hits are: Lucille, Lady, The Gambler, Love Lifted Me, We've Got Tonight with Sheena Easton, Scarlet Fever, Love or Something Like It, She Believes in Me, Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town, Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer with Kim Carnes, You Were a Good Friend, Through the Years, Daytime Friends, You Decorated my Life with Dottie West, Reuben James, 'Till I Can Make It On My Own, Coward of the County, I Don't Need You, Something's Burning and Love Will Turn You Around.'
'These may include It's a Beautiful Life, If You Want to Find Love, The Greatest, Love the World Away, Buy Me a Rose, Merica', Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In), Have a Little Faith in Me and Islands in the Stream.'
'Kenny Rogers concerts are always two hours long. He usually offers 100 minutes of music with a 20-minute break. The Gambler's Last Deal tour features a collection of Kenny Rogers' greatest hits, the story of his life.'
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In October 2012, Kenny Rogers released his memoirs,
Luck or Something Like it: A Memoir
. In 2013 he published a novel with Mike Blakely titled
What Are the Chances?
He also published picture books:
Kenny Rogers' America
in 1986 and
Your Friends and Mine
in 1987.
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Kenny Rogers fans may also enjoy
George Strait
,
Willie Nelson
and
Lionel Richie
.
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