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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 21, 2020 13:38:49 GMT
R.I.P. Kenny Rogers who passed away at the age of 81. He was under hospice care. Kenny had quite a career. Kenny had a minor hit record called "That Crazy Feeling" in 1957. He played stand up bass with the jazz group called The Bobby Doyle Three in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Kenny then joined The New Christy Minstrels as bass player and singer in 1966. He then formed the First Edition in 1967 as their lead singer and bass player. When the First Edition disbanded in 1976, Kenny launched his solo career.
I like Kenny Rogers' music. I can remember hearing the First Edition's psychedelic "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" on the radio as a young kid. The First Edition's and later Kenny's solo version of the Mel Tillis-written "Ruby" is a classic. But I also liked a lot of Kenny's solo work. He was the perfect country/pop crossover artist in the late 1970's and 1980's. Kenny didn't have the greatest voice, but it was unique and he put a lot of emotion in his vocals. Some of my favorite Kenny Rogers' songs are "Lady", "She Believes In Me", "Through The Years", "You Decorated My Life", and "Love The World Away". Kenny also recorded a few Christmas albums and some those holiday songs are quite good. After the success of "The Gambler", Kenny turned the character of that song into an acting career. R.I.P. Kenny and thanks for all of the music.
Kenny Rogers (on the right) with The New Christy Minstrels
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Mar 21, 2020 13:42:38 GMT
Post by Kapitan on Mar 21, 2020 13:42:38 GMT
You made my little memory look like chopped liver, SJS!
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Mar 21, 2020 14:13:44 GMT
Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 21, 2020 14:13:44 GMT
You made my little memory look like chopped liver, SJS! Obviously I was typing the same time you were. I wouldn't consider myself a diehard fan of Kenny Rogers or anything. I have a couple of greatest hits albums which I've enjoyed through the years (no pun intended). A few of his Christmas songs are mainstays on my holiday comps. I always enjoyed watching Kenny on TV performing his songs. I especially liked when he dueted with people like Dolly Parton, Sheena Easton, and especially Lionel Richie. Kenny had charisma and showed that an artist/performer could still be cool and attractive as he aged gracefully (though his plastic surgery was a mistake). Kenny also had a sense of humor and told great stories. He only retired from touring a year or so ago due to health reasons. In his last few years of touring, it was painful to watch him on stage. He could barely walk and had to sit on a stool for most of the show. Kenny finally retired to spend all of his time with his family. I'll miss him and his music. It seemed like he was always...around.
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Mar 21, 2020 20:04:59 GMT
Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 21, 2020 20:04:59 GMT
Brian on Twitter:
Brian Wilson @brianwilsonlive I’m really sad to hear about Kenny Rogers passing. Kenny had a wonderful voice and so many great songs. He will be missed, but we’ll always have his music. Love & Mercy to Kenny’s family. - Brian
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Mar 21, 2020 20:11:24 GMT
Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 21, 2020 20:11:24 GMT
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Mar 21, 2020 20:39:09 GMT
Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 21, 2020 20:39:09 GMT
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Mar 21, 2020 21:35:34 GMT
Post by jk on Mar 21, 2020 21:35:34 GMT
I liked that one too, and what he did later was clearly top-notch. Regrettably, however, I'm not a country person at all. "I tore my mind on a jagged sky"... Yes indeed. Rest in peace, sir.
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Mar 21, 2020 21:54:28 GMT
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 21, 2020 21:54:28 GMT
I liked that one too, and what he did later was clearly top-notch. Regrettably, however, I'm not a country person at all. "I tore my mind on a jagged sky"... Yes indeed. Rest in peace, sir. "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" hit No. 5 on the Billboard charts in 1968. A great psychedelic AM radio song! The song was written by Mickey Newbury who was influential in starting the Outlaw Country Movement in the mid-1970's.
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Mar 23, 2020 16:11:35 GMT
Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 23, 2020 16:11:35 GMT
One of my favorite Kenny Rogers' songs (well, actually a Bob Seger song). Dolly fills in for Sheena Easton quite well, not only with her singing but with her banter with Kenny at the end.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 24, 2020 14:18:28 GMT
A glowing remembrance of Kenny Rogers from a local music critic.
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Mar 29, 2020 20:25:36 GMT
Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 29, 2020 20:25:36 GMT
R.I.P. Joe Diffie, who passed away due to complications related to COVID-19 at the age of 61. Joe was huge in country music in the 1990s. I used to play his hit song, "Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die)" when I DJ'd.
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Mar 30, 2020 9:55:02 GMT
Post by jk on Mar 30, 2020 9:55:02 GMT
R.I.P. Joe Diffie, who passed away due to complications related to COVID-19 at the age of 61. Joe was huge in country music in the 1990s. I used to play his hit song, "Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die)" when I DJ'd.
That's a real shame--and alarmingly close to home too.
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Apr 1, 2020 15:10:04 GMT
Post by Kapitan on Apr 1, 2020 15:10:04 GMT
Jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney, who studied classical music under Clark Terry as a child, replaced Terrance Blanchard in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and played with the likes of Tony Williams, Chick Corea, and Ornette Coleman, died of COVID-19 related illnesses on (last) Wednesday. He was 59.
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Apr 2, 2020 11:51:36 GMT
Post by Kapitan on Apr 2, 2020 11:51:36 GMT
Ellis Marsalis, father of Wynton and Branford (most prominently) and a towering figure of New Orleans jazz, died of COVID-19 complications. He was 85.
Adam Schlesinger of power pop band Fountains of Wayne (most famous for "Stacy's Mom"), died of COVID-19 complications. He was 52.
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 2, 2020 13:08:05 GMT
Adam Schlesinger of power pop band Fountains of Wayne (most famous for "Stacy's Mom"), died of COVID-19 complications. He was 52.
My favorite of Schlesinger's songs:
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