”The Gambler” Kenny Rogers passes away

[Fishhead]

With all the Coronavirus in the news I hope Kenny gets his due. Dude was a legend. RIP.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Major legend. Can’t believe he was only 81.

 

[fsanford]

"Gotta know when to hold em and when to fold em.. "

He apparently was in hospice care

God Speed, Gambler

 

[cmjh10]

This is a bummer

 

[KnappShack]

2020 sucks

Saw Kenny a couple of years ago. He wasn't doing too well then. Couldn't walk on the stage without help.

In his final words I found an Ace that I could keep

 

[CyclonesRock]

While country music is not my thing, his music cut across all spectrums and I know many of his songs by heart. Truly a legend. RIP Kenny.

 

[DeereClone]

Legend

 

[ISUCubswin]

Someone should probably check on @Bret44 and make sure he’s ok

 

[NWICY]

Damn another great performer has passed. It was Alzheimers or Parkinson I believe. Sad day for country music.

 

[MeanDean]

The first time the nation/world really saw him in a major way. Yeah, not country, psychedelic '60's. I remember seeing this on a Sunday night at my grandparents. We often visited on Sunday. Ed Sullivan Smothers Brothers FBI or some combination.

 

[harimad]

Great artist, I’ll miss him.

 

[bustamoveisu]

He saw Dolly Parton lying down in the bathtub, thus they wrote the song, "Islands in the Stream" RIP

 

[madguy30]

Really crazy seeing all these types go down.

I never understood why they depicted him this way, but this is good for a laugh on such a stupid week.

NSFW or Kids.

 

[clonedude]

The first time the nation/world really saw him in a major way. Yeah, not country, psychedelic '60's. I remember seeing this on a Sunday night at my grandparents. We often visited on Sunday. Ed Sullivan Smothers Brothers FBI or some combination.

He should have stayed in this genre instead of going country! Not that going country was a bad financial decision, obviously not, but I would have liked to see where his music would have gone had he kept playing music like this.

 

[ISUTex]

The first time the nation/world really saw him in a major way. Yeah, not country, psychedelic '60's. I remember seeing this on a Sunday night at my grandparents. We often visited on Sunday. Ed Sullivan Smothers Brothers FBI or some combination.

Will Ferrell should parody this.

 

[NorthCyd]

The first time the nation/world really saw him in a major way. Yeah, not country, psychedelic '60's. I remember seeing this on a Sunday night at my grandparents. We often visited on Sunday. Ed Sullivan Smothers Brothers FBI or some combination.

 

[isufbcurt]

6 Pack is one of the best and most underrated movies ever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Pack_(film)

 

[cowboycurtis]

Six Pack was good. Watched it hundreds of times as a kid. Brewster Baker couldn’t lose. And a young Diane Lane got me fired up.

 

[throwittoblythe]

And somewhere in the darkness, The Gambler he broke even...

RIP

 

[MeanDean]

He should have stayed in this genre instead of going country! Not that going country was a bad financial decision, obviously not, but I would have liked to see where his music would have gone had he kept playing music like this.

That was a fairly common move back in the day. I was biased but I always attributed it to they couldn't make it anymore in pop/rock so moved over to country. Obviously a dumb childish opinion then.

He actually, I think, was in some folk group(s) before the First Edition.