R.I.P. 2020
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@Salacious-Crumb said in R.I.P. 2020:
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81
Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81 peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in R.I.P. 2020:
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81
Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81 peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.
Very sad. He always seemed like a decent bloke.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in R.I.P. 2020:
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81
Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81 peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.
And when he finished speakin'
He turned back toward the window
Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to sleep -
@Salacious-Crumb RIP Kenny
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@antipodean said in R.I.P. 2020:
@Salacious-Crumb said in R.I.P. 2020:
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81
Country Music Icon Kenny Rogers Dies at 81
Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81 peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.
And when he finished speakin'
He turned back toward the window
Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to sleepAnd somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
But in his final words
I found an ace that I could keep -
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He used to tour NZ in the early-to-mid 1970s with his band The First Edition (later: Kenny Rogers & The First Edition) a band that seemed every bit as as much flower children as country-folkie rockers. Not exactly Moby Grape or the Burritos, but a Buffalo Springfield-meets-The 5th Dimension for the whole family.
I remember his band and road crew comprised a pretty good softball team, kinda legendary in Nashville, and they would have charity game challenges on tour in NZ. He did seem like super-nice bloke who had a genuine affection for Kiwis. R.I.P.
Those early albums are pretty strong, and I’d hate to think Kenny’s unfortunate passing might elevate them in the market, but as a record dealer theye’ve been undervalued for decades.
Here’s a live tv performance from the period, “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” with the psychedelic guitar solo, famously reprised in the soundtrack of The Big Lebowski.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in R.I.P. 2020:
He used to tour NZ in the early-to-mid 1970s with his band The First Edition (later: Kenny Rogers & The First Edition) a band that seemed every bit as as much flower children as country-folkie rockers. Not exactly Moby Grape or the Burritos, but a Buffalo Springfield-meets-The 5th Dimension for the whole family.
I remember his band and road crew comprised a pretty good softball team, kinda legendary in Nashville, and they would have charity game challenges on tour in NZ. He did seem like super-nice bloke who had a genuine affection for Kiwis. R.I.P.
Those early albums are pretty strong, and I’d hate to think Kenny’s unfortunate passing might elevate them in the market, but as a record dealer theye’ve been undervalued for decades.
Here’s a live tv performance from the period, “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” with the psychedelic guitar solo, famously reprised in the soundtrack of The Big Lebowski.
Ouch! That's a serious overload of double denim.
