At 10:25 p.m. local time on March 20, American country singer Kenny Rogers died at her home in Georgia at the age of 81. His family confirmed the news on social networking sites and said the funeral would not be made public in view of the COVID-19 pandemic that is currently spreading in the United States.
Image: Kenny Rogers died on the evening of March 20
The hoarse-voiced singer Kenny Rogers, with a silver beard, has multiple identities as a country singer, photographer, record producer, actor and so on. He has won 3 Grammy Awards, 16 National Music Awards, and 8 Country Music Golden Melody Awards, and is known as the "Godfather of American Country Music". In more than 50 years of music career, he has recorded a total of 59 albums, with a total global sales of more than 100 million, representative works such as "Lady" and "I Don't Need You".
Photo: Kenny Rogers recorded a total of 59 albums in his lifetime
Kenny Rogers was born on August 21, 1938 in the slum of Heston, Texas. At the age of 19, Kenny came to prominence with a song called "Crazy Feelings". Later, he joined the band Neo-Christ Troubadour and participated in the recording of the band's album of hit songs released in 1967. After the band disbanded, Kenny began to develop on his own.
In the 1970s, Kenny began to turn to the country music style. In 1977, his singing of the sad country ballad "Ruthel" won him his first Grammy trophy. In 1978, he released the single "The Gambler," a song based on Texas Hold'em poker that blended narrative folk and country music styles, with one of the classic lyrics, "You should know when to follow, when to fold, when to continue, and when to leave," which became a well-known allegory of life for Americans. In 2012, Billboard named "The Gambler" number one of "100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time," making it the epitome of Kenny's musical career. As a result, Kenny also named his 2017 farewell tour "Desperate Gamblers." After the tour, he quit the music scene, hoping to spend more time with his family.
In 2017, Kenny Rogers officially withdrew from the music scene network map
According to foreign media reports, in kenny's last days before his death, his family was with him. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wu Xuying)