Kenny Rogers has passed

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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    Oh-no! That’s terrible news! I had no idea he was in hospice or of his health issues of late. Rest in peace, Kenny.

    Here’s a recent song he did with my favorite Minneapolis-based group, Home Free. A great bunch of soulful talent right there! B)
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o4qNaAlZ1xc
  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    RIP
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    RIP, and thanks for the music.
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited March 2020
    Sad news and ouch in my heart waking up to learn this. His First Edition is always on my playlists. RIP Kenny
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • Derm
    Derm Posts: 95
    RIP Kenny.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    RIP Kenny.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,319
    RIP Kenny Rogers. To me, he was always Kenny Rogers and First Edition because of the song "Something's Burning".


    When the Eagles performed in Atlanta in early February, Don Henley gave a shout out to Kenny as living in one of the northern suburbs, and said he was one of the greatest.

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    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"

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  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    RIP Kenny
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,046
    Rip to a music legend
  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,597
    RIP
    My wifey s favorite.
    Love yours. D
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    RIP Mr. Rogers, you were a True Professional.
  • krazypolk
    krazypolk Posts: 745
    May he rest in peace, and thanks for all the musical memories.
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,589
    R.I.P. Kenny

    I guess he knew when to fold them.
  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    RIP my doppelganger! I still get called Kenny a couple times a month!
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    RIP sir. You and your music will always be loved.
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,965
    R.I.P. Kenny. You'll be missed.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    RIP Kenny...Great voice...
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,150
    Oh, wow. Sad new indeed. I was just listening to him two days ago. RIP Kenny and thanks for the tunes!

    Tom
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    Wow sad news will have to listen to some Kenny Roger's today RIP.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,774
    Not my favorite genre but always appreciated his voice. Rip Kenny.
  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,049
    Time to fold 'em. RIP.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,164
    edited March 2020
    RIP Mr. Rogers, you were a True Professional.
    Time to fold 'em. RIP.

    I second those last words from above!


    I'll always remember him singing this song.
    Him and Dolly singing a duet;
    https://youtu.be/PscUW0Pg5kY
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
    RIP. Always enjoyed his music and loved the movie Six Pack as a kid.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Another Icon from my life. RIP
  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,807
    RIP. Some of my first turntable experiences was my dad playing Kenny. Good times.
  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,319
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"

    Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
    You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice.
    Jim Butcher




    Harry / Marietta GA