Kenny Rogers, Dead at 81

[hjmick]

I suppose I should be getting used to this, icons of my youth dying, but it continues to... not shock me... surprise...

Country singer Kenny Rogers dies aged 81 (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-kenny-rogers-idUSKBN2180B6)


Here's to hoping he broke even...

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Yeah ole Kenny... he was never a big favorite of mine, but his music did inspire 5 movies in "The Gambler" series, and I enjoyed those.

God rest his soul. I think he was a good man, and he certainly had a good life.

[jimnyc]

I grew up traveling the east coast with family, and playing his tracks in my Dad's cassette player over and over. I must have played Coward of the County about 10 million times. Same as Lucille. I knw the Gambler was his best and well known, but this man had tons and tons of hit!

And I believe he broke even, and got to die in his sleep.

Gonna be missed.

Now "Lucille" was special to me, and hell I was only 11-12 years old. My parents were going through their divorce, or it was recently done too, and somehow this song just worked for me at the time. But I never ever once looked towards Mom or Dad more favorable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaNedqu1A6s

I'm not so sure what I loved about this song. I think I was just starting to dig some girls in my neighborhood or whatever. Dad taught us good morals and what not. So this was a strong song back then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbYj3tJRSO8

[FakeNewsSux]

Hell, he went way back. This was one of his hits when I had my first Magnavox transistor radio:


https://youtu.be/2ChPI5pAet8