In his illustrious career in the country music business, which spanned six decades, Rogers won three Grammy Awards (in the country categories) and he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame back in 2013. An international music star, Rogers is credited for selling in excess of 50 million albums in the United States alone.
His catalog of smash hits includes: “Lucille,” “Daytime Friends,” “The Gambler,” “Sweet Music Man,” “She Believes in Me,” “You Decorated My Life,” “Lady,” “Coward of the County,” and his “Islands in the Stream” duet with Dolly Parton, among many others. Rogers had always joked that he has had a successful career singing songs about “dysfunctional families.”
A press statement remarked that Kenny Rogers passed away peacefully at his house from natural causes under the cast of hospice and surrounded by his family members. They will be planning a small private service due to overwhelming concerts of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Rogers also starred in the film The Gambler, which was based on his smash single, though he acknowledged that he wasn’t much of a gambler himself. He retired from touring back in April of 2018 when he had canceled the final dates of his farewell tour due to health concerns.
In 2012, he released his memoir that recounted the ups and downs of his respected career entitled Luck or Something Like It. In his personal life, Rogers married five times, and he is survived by his wife, Wanda, and five children, which include twins Justin and Jordan.
