Kenny Rogers

Genres:	Country & Bluegrass, Holiday & Seasonal, Vocals
Descriptive "tags":	country, classic country, kenny rogers, male vocalists, oldies
Decades Active:	1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Search for Artist on:	OLDIES.com, Wikipedia, Flikr (photos), YouTube (videos)
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Biography

Kenneth Donald Rogers, 21 August 1938, Houston, Texas, USA. Rogers was the fourth of eight children, born in a poor area, where his father worked in a shipyard and his mother in a hospital. By sheer perseverance, he became the first member of his family to graduate. By 1955 Rogers was part of a doo-wop group, the Scholars, who recorded ‘Poor Little Doggie’, ‘Spin The Wheel’ and ‘Kangewah’, which was written by gossip columnist Louella Parsons. At the age of 19, he recorded ‘That Crazy Feeling’ as Kenneth Rogers for the small Houston label Carlton Records. Rogers’ brother Lelan (b. 1928, USA, d. 22 July 2002, Nashville, Tennessee, USA), who had worked for Decca Records, promoted the record and its local success prompted the brothers to form their own label, Ken-Lee, although Rogers’ single ‘Jole Blon’ was unsuccessful. Rogers also recorded ‘For You Alone’ for the Carlton label as Kenny Rogers The...

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