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Rogers appeared front and center in the megastar collaboration “We Are the World” (1985), scoring additional chart-toppers such as “Crazy,” “Real Love,” and the sensual George Martin-produced “Morning Desire.” But the solo hit “Tomb of the Unknown Love” (1986) and “Make No Mistake, She’s Mine,” a Grammy-winning duet with Ronnie Milsap released in 1987, were Rogers’s last #1 country records until “Buy Me a Rose” (1999-2000), recorded with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean. The 1980s also saw hits on Liberty and RCA, including “Love Will Turn You Around” (1982), the Sheena Easton duet “We’ve Got Tonight” (1983), and the memorable Dolly Parton duet “Islands in the Stream” (1983), all country #1s that made the pop charts.
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As the country-pop era reached a peak, Rogers piled up three Grammys, five CMA awards, and eight ACM awards, adding to his stature as one of country’s first artists to sell out arena shows.Īlready a veteran TV performer, Rogers gained further exposure through acting in tv movies, including a series of five treatments of “The Gambler.” His hit “Love the World Away” was a theme song in the era-defining 1980 film Urban Cowboy. Successful duets included “Every Time Two Fools Collide” (1978), with Dottie West, and the crossover smash “Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer” (1980), with Kim Carnes. In 1980, on Liberty Records, Rogers’s #1 country hit “Lady”-a romantic ballad written by pop star Lionel Richie-ruled the pop charts for six weeks. For the next dozen years Kenny Rogers logged hit after hit, including “The Gambler” (1978-79)-penned by Don Schlitz-”She Believes in Me” (1979), and “Coward of the County” (1979-80).
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He was surrounded by his family and died at 81.After the group’s breakup in 1974, producer-executive Larry Butler signed Rogers to United Artists Records, on which he had modest hits until the stunning success of the mournfully catchy, Grammy-winning “Lucille” (#1 country, #5 pop) in 1977. The special will include hits like "The Gambler," "Lady," "She Believes in Me," "Through the Years," "Lucille" and "We've Got Tonight." As you know, Rodgers passed away peacefully at his home from natural causes in 2020. Kenny Rogers: All In for the Gambler was filmed at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in 2017.
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“We are so thrilled to share this special with his friends, family and fans all around the world, as he will remain forever in our hearts." "Kenny Rogers’ enormous impact on country music was matched only by the love all the artists and fans showed Kenny on this incredible night," executive producers Keith Wortman and Ken Levitan said in a statement. Parton, in particularly, will have a monumental part of the special, sharing memories and anecdotes of her longtime friend and performing a string of songs that culminate with an emotional finale featuring Rogers himself. Among the acts set to appear on the special include Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Idina Menzel, Lady A, Lionel Richie, Little Big Town and Reba McEntire. The TV broadcast, which is scheduled to air September 23 at 9 PM ET on the network and Paramount+, will span an hour and see superstars perform the late icon's hits. Kenny Rogers' life and career will be honored with an upcoming CBS special called Kenny Rogers: All In for the Gambler.