| First Name |
Kenny
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| Last Name |
Rogers
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| Full Name at Birth |
Kenneth Ray Rogers
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| Birthday |
21st August, 1938
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| Birthplace |
Houston, Texas, USA
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| Died |
20th March, 2020
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| Place of Death |
Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Natural Causes
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| Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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| Weight |
173lbs (78 kg)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Grey
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Distinctive Feature |
Voice, Beard
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Jefferson Davis High School, Houston, TX
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| University |
University of Texas (dropped out 1959)
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| Occupation Text |
Singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, entrepreneur and author
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| Occupation |
Singer
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| Claim to Fame |
The Gambler
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Country, Pop, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, rock (with The First Edition), jazz (with The Bobby Doyle Trio), Easy Listening
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| Music Genre |
Country
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| Year(s) Active |
1958–present, 1957–2017
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| Music Style |
Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Urban Cowboy, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock
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| Music Mood |
Soothing, Amiable/Good-Natured, Laid-Back/Mellow, Sentimental, Warm, Organic, Poignant, Gentle, Soft, Earnest, Intimate, Restrained, Calm/Peaceful, Reserved, Refined/Mannered
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| Instrument |
Vocals, Bass, Guitar
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Fiddle
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| Record Label |
CUE, Carlton, Mercury, United Artists, Giant/Reprise Records, Atlantic, Curb, Dreamcatcher, Capitol Nashville, WEA, Warner Bros. Records, Giant, Reprise, Liberty, RCA, Capitol, Warner Bros.
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| Associated Acts |
The Scholars, The Bobby Doyle Trio, The New Christy Minstrels, The First Edition, Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Dottie West, Juice Newton, Sheena Easton, the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb, Kim Carnes, Ronnie Milsap, James Ingram, David Foster, Lionel Richie, Whitney Duncan, Don Henley, USA for Africa, Live Aid, Kellie Pickler, Brad Paisley, Jennifer Nettles, Wynonna Judd, Mel Tillis
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
New Faces Agency - USA, Celebrity Talent International, Richard De La Font Agency
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| Brand Endorsement |
(1986) TV commercials: Dole fruits, (2005) TV commercial: Co-host, with Lorianne Crook, of an infomercial for Time-Life's "Superstars of Country" country music collection., (2012) TV commercial: Co-host, with Megan Gunning, of an infomercial for Time-Life's "Romantically Yours" music collection
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| Official Websites |
www.kennyrogers.com/, www.delafont.com/music_acts/Kenny-Rogers.htm, www.nndb.com/people/090/000023021/, http://kennyrogers.com/
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| Favorite Places |
Houston, Austin, Dallas, Nashville, Memphis, Los Angeles
|
| Favorite Accessories |
Royal Crowns
|
Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers; August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences, but also charted more than 120 hit singles across various genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His fame and career spanned multiple genres - jazz, folk, pop, rock, and country. He remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of all time.
