On April 5, , it was announced that Kenny had to cancel his remaining tour as advised by doctors, due to a series of health difficulties. The concert also included a special appearance by his long-time friend Dolly Parton, who performed 'You Can't Make Old Friends' and 'Islands in the Stream' with Rogers for the final time. Kenny Rogers starred in the movie Six Pack , as a race-car driver, and it was a moderate hit at the US box office.
At his home in Colbert, Georgia, Kenny had a pet goat named Smitty. He acquired the animal from a friend back in According to Kenny, the goat has been " his centre", giving him a calming influence after long and stressful touring schedules. Kenny Rogers was actually a professional-level tennis player, and often looked out for courts at every tour stop for many years.
By the beginning of the '80s, Rogers ' audience was as much pop as it was country, and singles like his cover of Lionel Richie 's "Lady" confirmed that fact, spending six weeks at the top of the pop charts.
Rogers also began performing duets with pop singers like Kim Carnes "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer," number three country, number four pop, and Sheena Easton "We've Got Tonight," number one country, number six pop, Rogers also began making inroads into television and film, appearing in a number of TV specials and made-for-TV movies, including 's Six Pack and two movies based on his songs "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County.
Written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb , the record became one of his biggest hits, spending two weeks on the top of both the country and pop charts. Rogers stayed at RCA for five years, during which time he alternated between MOR, adult contemporary pop, and slick country-pop. The hits didn't come as often as they used to, and they were frequently competing with releases from Liberty's vaults, but he managed to log five number one singles for the label, in addition to "Islands in the Stream": "Crazy" , "Real Love" , "Morning Desire" , "Tomb of the Unknown Love" , and the Ronnie Milsap duet "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" Despite his country successes, he no longer had pop crossover hits.
Nevertheless, Rogers ' concerts continued to be popular, as did his made-for-TV movies. Still, the lack of blockbuster records meant that RCA failed to renew his contract when it expired in Throughout the late '80s and '90s, Rogers kept busy with charity work, concerts, his fast-food chain Kenny Rogers ' Roasters, television specials, movies, and photography, publishing no less than two books, Kenny Rogers' America and Kenny Rogers: Your Friends and Mine, of his photos.
Rogers continued to record, releasing albums nearly every year, but they failed to break beyond his large, devoted fan base and only made a slight impact on the charts.
At this point in his career, unable to hit the pop or country charts any longer, Rogers repositioned himself as a nostalgic brand in the middle, releasing 's The Love of God , a collection of gospel hymns and inspirational songs, only through Cracker Barrel locations the album was re-released a year later by the Gaither Music Group under the title Amazing Grace.
A new deal with Warner Bros. Nashville yielded You Can't Make Old Friends , his first major-label, big-budget release in seven years, and he promoted it with a major tour and even appeared at England's legendary Glastonbury Festival. The album's October release was preceded by the title-track duet with longtime friend Dolly Parton. The campaign was lampooned for its cheesiness print ad begins: "Hi, I'm Kenny Rogers, and I feel like playing a sad song for all those guitars out there gathering dust in closets.
A smart man isn't necessarily one who knows all the answers, but knows where to find them. We just flirted a lot. I can't explain it, but flirting is more electric than passion. It's the anticipation. She does it better than anybody I've ever seen, and it's just good fun. I've been so lucky to have enjoyed such a long career and to have such amazing support from my fans and all who helped me along the way, but there comes a time when I need to focus on spending time with my family.
There are a lot of things I want to do together with them to create some special memories. I don't have a bucket list of my own I have a bucket list of things I want to do with them. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Create a list ». People who died in See Also.
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