Kenny Rogers
USA
Born: 21 August 1938
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Country-Pop, Traditional Country, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Urban Cowboy, Contemporary Country, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
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It took several tries before Kenny Rogers became a star. As a member of the First Edition (and the New Christy Minstrels before that), he shared in some million-sellers, among them "Reuben James" and "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town," an excellent Mel Tillis song about a disabled veteran. But superstardom lay ahead for this Texan, and it arrived in the late '70s. His experience with the two previous pop groups had prepared him well: he knew the easy listening audience was out there, and he supplied them with well done middle-of-the-road song...
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