Country music legend Kenny Rogers, whose career spanned six decades, has died at the age of 81, his family said late Friday. "Rogers passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family," they said in a statement. Kenny Rogers left an indelible
1 / 2A three-time Grammy winner, Kenny Rogers was known for a string of hits including 'The Gambler,' 'Lucille' and 'Islands in the Stream'A three-time Grammy winner, Kenny Rogers was known for a string of hits including 'The Gambler,' 'Lucille' and 'Islands in the Stream' Los Angeles - Country music legend Kenny Rogers, whose career spanned six decades, has died at the age of 81, his family said late Friday.
A three-time Grammy winner who sold tens of millions of records, Rogers was known for a string of hits including"The Gambler,""Lucille" and"Islands in the Stream." "I learned a long time ago, I can't win enough money to excite me, but I can lose enough to depress me," he told NPR in 2015."So I don't gamble."
Born in Houston, Texas, Rogers started his career in the late 1950s and quickly became active in rockabilly, jazz and other genres that he brought into his country style.
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