以1978 暢銷曲"The Gambler"開始受到歌迷注目的 Kenny
Rogers去世了。
Kenny Rogers的家人難過地告訴大家:"Rogers安詳的離開人世,家人都圍繞他身邊,他們希望在新冠肺炎流行的今日只辦小型家族告別式,家人並期盼未來能和歌迷與他的朋友一同公開回顧Kenny 的一生"。
本名Kenneth Ray Rogers的Kenny Rogers 1938年出生於美國德州休士頓,他是少數從鄉村歌唱界竄出並走紅到全世界的藝人,他並也是演員、攝影師、企業家。
1966年Kenny加入民謠合唱團The
New Christy Minstrels,他認識了同團隊友Kim Carnes,次年他和幾位團員離團另組Kenny Rogers and The First Edition合唱團,該團有1968
#5 "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" 及1967年#6的"Ruby, Don't
Take Your Love to Town"二首top 10暢銷曲。
1976年Kenny Rogers and The First Edition宣告解散,Kenny開始他個人的歌唱生涯,在第一張單曲"Love Lifted Me"#97之後,他的"Lucille"獲得鄉村歌曲排行榜第2名、英國排行榜冠軍,在Billboard Hot 100排行榜則獲得第5名,在Grammy獎和鄉村音樂獎都獲得佳績,使他一曲成名。
故事歌曲"The Gambler" 及"Coward of the
County”分別於1978 與 1979年獲得鄉村歌曲排行榜冠軍,也成了流行歌曲榜Top 10暢銷曲,"The Gambler"也成了Kenny Rogers的招牌歌。1980 及 1981年Kenny還參加電視劇集演出。1982年主演電影Six Pack「福星鬧翻天」,其中的插曲"Love Will Turn You Around"獲得鄉村歌曲排行榜冠軍。
Kenny第一首流行歌曲榜冠軍是1980年Lionel Richie寫的"Lady",接著1983年和 Dolly Parton合唱的冠軍曲"Islands in the Stream"則是 Bee Gees的作品並擔任製作人。
Kenny Rogers和女歌星 Dolly Parton、Dottie West、Kim Carnes、Sheena
Easton都合作過,其中和Kim Carnes合唱的"Don't Fall in Love with a
Dreamer"#4成績最好。
2013年Kenny Rogers進入鄉村歌曲名人堂,他結過五次婚,有五個子女,在Billboard Hot 100排行榜上名次最好的歌是1980年的六週冠軍曲"Lady"。
Lady
Lady, I'm your knight in shining armor
and I love you
You have made me what I am and I'm yours
My love, there's so many ways I want to say I love you
Let me hold you in my arms forever more
You have made me what I am and I'm yours
My love, there's so many ways I want to say I love you
Let me hold you in my arms forever more
You have gone and made me such a fool
I'm so lost in your love
And oh, girl we belong together
Won't you believe in my song?
I'm so lost in your love
And oh, girl we belong together
Won't you believe in my song?
Lady, for so many years I thought I'd
never find you
You have come into my life and, made me whole
Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning
Let me hear you whisper softly in my ear
You have come into my life and, made me whole
Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning
Let me hear you whisper softly in my ear
In my eyes I see no one else but you
There's no other love like our love
Oh yes, girl I'll always want you near me
I've waited for you for so long
There's no other love like our love
Oh yes, girl I'll always want you near me
I've waited for you for so long
Oh, lady, your love's the only love I
need
And beside me is where I want you to be
'Cause, my love, my love, there's somethin' I want you to know
You're the love of my life, of my life, you're my lady
You're my lady
And beside me is where I want you to be
'Cause, my love, my love, there's somethin' I want you to know
You're the love of my life, of my life, you're my lady
You're my lady
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