American country singer Kenny Rogers died last night at the age of 81.
In his more than 50-year career, Kenny has recorded 59 albums, sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, and won four Grammy Awards, 16 American Music Awards, eight Country Music Golden Melody Awards and five Country Music Association Awards. More importantly, he was the enlightenment of a generation of our country's country music.
Born on August 21, 1938 in Texas, Kenny Rogers was the fourth of eight children in the family and the only one in the group to earn a degree.
At the age of 17, Kenny joined the band Doo-Woo. At the age of 19, he released his first album, which earned him his first pot of gold and set up his own music studio. After that, Kenny jumped between the band, the record label and the music studio, and it wasn't until 1975, when Kenny signed with the "Co-Artist", that he was able to find the right position.
At the time, producer Larry. Brut intends to train him to be a musician who has achieved success in country music, and Russell establishes Kenny's status as a great country singer.
Kenny loves to sing brisk and free-paced songs, with a few words of white, often combining country songs with urban soft rock, so that popular songs also have a strong local atmosphere. Among them, "The Gambler" is his more representative album.
Kenny was married 5 times, the first time at the age of 20. The last wife was a host, and gave birth to twins to him in the year of Hua Jia.
His son, Kenny Jr., inherited his father's business and broke into the music scene in 1989 with "Closer Again".
In addition to sending his son into the music scene, Kenny also dug up Leonard Richie.
At the end of the 1970s, Lionel's musical talent piqued Kenny's interest, and Kenny specifically invited him to compose the song "Lady", which was an unexpected success. Kenny also introduced his agent to him, making Lionel the brightest superstar of the '80s.
Later, Kenny's career stagnated, but he never left music for the rest of his life.
In addition to being a singer and businessman, he runs a large music studio in which Michael Jackson's "One World" was completed.
In 2013, at the age of 74, Kenny was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In an interview, Kenny said with tears in his eyes, "When I was younger, my father told me that you have to aim higher to get some results. The Goal of the Country Music Hall of Fame was high enough that he wanted me to work on it. So, every record I've made since then, every concert and every song I've created has worked towards that goal. ”
Kenny was still active on stage in his later years, and one fan once recalled that he was a radiant old man with white hair and a slightly dark complexion. Unfortunately, Kenny, who is in his sixties, no longer has a loud voice, and he can no longer sing the whole concert, and needs the help of other singers. He would say a lot of words between songs, amusing the audience, but the songs were not sung much... In his most brilliant period, he may only be able to find it in the song disc.
Still, Kenny is remembered by a generation — and though times have changed and trends have changed, his name still feels like a millstone.