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99-621: In her breakthrough year, 1980, Carnes and her husband, David Ellingson, were commissioned by Kenny Rogers to co-write the songs for his concept album Gideon . Her duet with Rogers, " Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer ," hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and earned the duo a Grammy Award nomination. Later that year, Carnes' cover of Smokey Robinson 's " More Love ," from her fifth album, Romance Dance , hit No. 10. The following year, Carnes released Mistaken Identity , which featured

198-538: A 1986 poll by readers of both USA Today and People . He received numerous awards, such as the AMAs , Grammys , ACMs , and CMAs , as well as a lifetime achievement award for a career spanning six decades in 2003. Later success included the 2006 album release Water & Bridges , an across-the-board hit that entered the top five in the Billboard Country Albums sales charts, also charting in

297-452: A 1995 TNN interview: "She, more than anybody else I ever worked with, sang with such emotion that you actually believed what she sang. A lot of people sing words, Dottie West sang emotions." In a 1978 press release for their album "Every Time Two Fools Collide", Rogers credited West with further establishing and cementing his career with Country Music audiences. In the same release, West credited him with taking her career to new audiences. Rogers

396-522: A 2013 duet single " You Can't Make Old Friends ". Despite the success of "Islands in the Stream", however, RCA Records insisted on releasing Eyes ' title track as the first UK single, and the song stalled at a disappointing No. 61 there, although it did stay in the top 100 for several weeks. (When it was eventually released in the United States, it was more successful, charting high on

495-511: A Dreamer ", became a hit. Earlier that year, he sang a duet of "You and Me" with Lynda Carter in her television music special Lynda Carter Special (Rogers originally recorded this with Dottie West for the Every Time Two Fools Collide album). Later in 1980 came his partnership with Lionel Richie , who wrote and produced Rogers's No. 1 hit " Lady ". Richie went on to produce Rogers's 1981 album Share Your Love,

594-528: A Gambler chassis to win the unofficial 1987 World Sprintcar Championship at the Claremont Speedway in Perth, Western Australia . In October 2012, Rogers released the book Luck or Something Like it: A Memoir about his ups and downs in his musical career. In 2014, Rogers appeared as himself in a GEICO commercial, singing part of his song " The Gambler " a cappella while acting as the dealer in

693-659: A Mighty Hand" for Chances: The Women of Magdalene (2006). In 2007, Carnes recorded "It's Clear Sky Again Today" for a tribute album to the Japanese singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara , and a cover of the Rolling Stones ' song " Tumbling Dice " with Jill Johnson for her album Music Row . Subsequent songwriting credits include "Enough" for Dana Cooper on his album The Conjurer (2010), "Live to Tell" for Alyssa Reid 's album The Game (2011), and three tracks for

792-467: A Part of Me", which reached No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1979, using the pseudonym "Connie con Carne," Carnes recorded a song titled "She Dances with Meat," written by herself and Dave Ellingson. The song was also recorded by country comedy duo Pinkard & Bowden on their 1989 live album. In 1980, her duet with Kenny Rogers " Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer " became a major hit on

891-535: A bonus track. In 1992, Diamond released a compilation album titled The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 which featured a third duet with Carnes, a cover of " Heartbreak Hotel ". In 1993, Carnes released Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes . The title track peaked at No. 65 in Germany. In 1997, Carnes co-wrote "Just One Little Kiss" with Greg Barnhill for Lila McCann 's debut album Lila . In 1994, Carnes permanently moved from Los Angeles to Nashville. Throughout

990-722: A card game. At Beaver Dam Farms, a former estate in Colbert, Georgia , Rogers kept a pet goat named Smitty. He originally acquired the animal from a friend in 2008. According to Rogers, the goat was "(his) center", providing a calming influence after long and stressful touring schedules. Rogers was married five times and had five children. His first marriage was to Janice Gordon on May 15, 1958; they divorced in April 1960 with one child, Carole Lynne. He married his second wife, Jean, in October 1960 and divorced her in 1963. His third marriage

1089-566: A career highlight, Carnes performed the song live for Davis at a tribute to the legendary actress held just before her death. More recently, the song was used in a 2008 Clairol Nice 'n Easy TV commercial in the United Kingdom, and the ad featuring the song expanded into South Africa and other territories around the world. In 2008, the song was featured in the opening scene of the documentary film Valentino: The Last Emperor and continues to be licensed for film and TV use. In November 2015,

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1188-473: A chart topper and commercial favorite featuring hits such as " I Don't Need You " (Pop No. 3), " Through the Years " (Pop No. 13), and " Share Your Love with Me " (Pop No. 14). His first Christmas album was also released that same year. Rogers would return the favor by singing backing vocals on Richie's top 5 hit " My Love ". In 1982, Rogers released the album Love Will Turn You Around . The album's

1287-534: A country-pop crossover artist of the 1970s and 1980s. He had a minor solo hit in 1957 called "That Crazy Feeling". After sales slowed down, Rogers joined a jazz group called the Bobby Doyle Three , who were frequently hired by clubs due to their fan following. The group recorded for Columbia Records . They disbanded in 1965, and a 1966 jazzy rock single Rogers recorded for Mercury Records , called " Here's That Rainy Day ", failed. Rogers also worked as

1386-572: A couple of years, he continued to have success in many countries with more greatest hits packages. In 2004 42 Ultimate Hits , which was the first hits collection to span his days with the First Edition to the present, reached Number 6 on the American country charts and went gold. It also featured two new songs, "My World Is Over" with Whitney Duncan and "We Are the Same". "My World Is Over"

1485-784: A diagnosis of bladder cancer . On March 20, 2020, Rogers died at the age of 81, while under hospice care at his home in Sandy Springs, Georgia . He was interred in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta . Episode: "Security for Kenny Rogers" (S 2:EP 8) The following is a list of record labels to which Rogers signed: Jimmy Bowen James Albert Bowen (born November 30, 1937) is an American record producer and former rockabilly singer. Bowen brought Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood together, and introduced Sinatra to Mel Tillis for their album, Mel & Nancy. Bowen

1584-605: A group which included Dean Martin's son, and Desi Arnaz ' and Lucille Ball 's son. In mid-1968, Bowen launched an independent record label, Amos Records , which lasted until 1971. Leaving Los Angeles for Nashville, Tennessee , Bowen became president of a series of record labels, and took each one to country music preeminence. His success stories during the second half of the 1970s and 1980s involved Glen Campbell , Kenny Rogers , Hank Williams Jr. , The Oak Ridge Boys , Reba McEntire , George Strait , Suzy Bogguss , Kim Carnes and Garth Brooks . Bowen helped Conway Twitty make

1683-460: A hat store for $ 9 a week. He later attended the University of Houston . In 1986, on The Phil Donahue Show , Rogers told the audience that he was the first person in his family "as far back as we know" to graduate from high school. "We were broke. We lived in a federal housing project. I think the most money my father ever made was $ 75 a week. There were times as a child that, I don't think I

1782-438: A more country feel. The band broke up in 1975–76, and Rogers embarked on a long and successful solo career, which included several successful collaborations, including duets with singers Dottie West , Dolly Parton , and Sheena Easton , and a songwriting partnership with Lionel Richie . His signature song, 1978's " The Gambler ", was a crossover hit that won him a Grammy Award in 1980 and was selected in 2018 for preservation in

1881-546: A nurse's assistant, and Edward Floyd Rogers (1904–1975), a carpenter. Rogers was said to be of Irish and Native American ancestry. Rogers attended Wharton Elementary School , George Washington Junior High School, and graduated from Jefferson Davis High School (now Northside High School ) in 1956. In 1949, Rogers won a talent show at the Texan Theatre. He served as a busboy at the Rice Hotel and swept floors at

1980-561: A passion. He authored the photo books Kenny Rogers' America (1986) and Your Friends and Mine (1987). As an entrepreneur, he collaborated with former Kentucky Fried Chicken CEO John Y. Brown Jr. in 1991 to start up the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters . The chicken and ribs chain, which is similar to Boston Market , featured in an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld called " The Chicken Roaster ". Season four of

2079-572: A producer, writer and session musician for other performers, including country artists Mickey Gilley and Eddy Arnold . In 1966, he joined the New Christy Minstrels as a singer and double bass player. Feeling that the Minstrels were not offering the success they wanted, Rogers and fellow members Mike Settle, Terry Williams, and Thelma Camacho left the group. They formed the First Edition in 1967 (later renamed "Kenny Rogers and

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2178-569: A race-car driver, took in more than $ 20 million at the United States box office, while made-for-TV movies such as The Gambler series, Christmas in America , and Coward of the County (based on hit songs of his) topped ratings lists. He also served as host and narrator for the A&;E historical series The Real West . Rogers said that photography was once his obsession, before it morphed into

2277-596: A songwriter include co-writing the No. 1 duet " The Heart Won't Lie " with Donna Weiss (who had co-written "Bette Davis Eyes" with Jackie DeShannon ); it was recorded by Vince Gill and Reba McEntire , and released on McEntire's 1993 album It's Your Call . Her most recent studio album is Chasin' Wild Trains (2004). Since 1994, Carnes has resided in Nashville . She continues to write and perform and her songs have been featured in numerous films and TV series. Kim Carnes

2376-407: A special appearance by long-time friend Dolly Parton , who serenaded Rogers with her signature " I Will Always Love You " and performed " You Can't Make Old Friends " and " Islands in the Stream " with Rogers for the final time. Although Rogers used many session musicians to play instruments on his recordings, he was backed on tours by the group Bloodline since 1976. The group originally started as

2475-581: A strong knack for production, generating chart hits for Sinatra, Dean Martin , Bert Kaempfert and Sammy Davis Jr. , regarded as too old-fashioned for the market at the time. Among the songs Bowen produced for Sinatra was the 1966 " Strangers in the Night ", which went to No. 1 in the US and UK, and won three Grammy Awards in 1967, including Record of the Year for Bowen. Bowen also produced Dino, Desi & Billy ,

2574-539: A three-piece. In The Journey (a 2006 documentary about his career) Rogers said he did not understand singers who changed their touring band every year, and that he stuck with Bloodline as they already "know the songs". Members of Bloodline have included Steve Glassmeyer, Chuck Jacobs, Randy Dorman, Gene Golden, Bobby Daniels, Rick Harper, Edgar Struble, Lynn Hammann, Warren Hartman, Gene Sisk, Brian Franklin, Mike Zimmerman and Amber Randall. Rogers also had success as an actor. His 1982 movie Six Pack , in which he played

2673-538: Is designed to celebrate Rogers's 50th year in the music business. In 2007, the England national rugby union team adopted Rogers song "The Gambler" as their unofficial 2007 Rugby World Cup anthem, after hearing prop Matt Stevens playing it in the team hotel. Before the semi-final against France and the final against South Africa, Rogers sent video messages of support to the team in light of them choosing his song. In 2008, Rogers toured with his Christmas Show. He split

2772-405: Is named after musician Ry Cooder , accompanies her vocally on the song "Rough Edges" from her album Barking at Airplanes . Collin is featured on this album at the beginning of the song "Crazy in the Night". Collin co-wrote, with his mother, the songs "Divided Hearts", "Gypsy Honeymoon", "Don't Cry Now", and "River of Memories". The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy of

2871-615: The Bridgestone Arena where he was joined by an array of guest artists including Linda Davis , Elle King , Little Big Town , Lionel Richie , Billy Currington , Lee Greenwood , The Flaming Lips , The Oak Ridge Boys , Justin Moore , Travis Tritt , the Judds , Kris Kristofferson , Alison Krauss , Chris Stapleton , Lady Antebellum , Idina Menzel , Crystal Gayle , Reba McEntire and Jamey Johnson . The concert also included

2970-659: The National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress . He developed the Gambler persona into a character for a successful series of television films starting with 1980's Emmy -nominated Kenny Rogers as The Gambler . Rogers's albums The Gambler and Kenny were featured in the About.com poll of "The 200 Most Influential Country Albums Ever". He was voted the "Favorite Singer of All Time" in

3069-516: The 1982 feature film Six Pack . He was a co-founder of the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters in collaboration with former KFC CEO John Y. Brown Jr. Although the stores closed in the United States, they are still a fixture in Asia. Kenneth Ray Rogers was born the fourth of eight children on August 21, 1938, at St Joseph's Infirmary in Houston , Texas. His parents were Lucille Lois Rogers,

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3168-495: The 1983 album Merry Twismas , which was one of Conway's No. 1 selling albums. Bowen also revolutionized the way music was recorded in Nashville, introducing digital technology and modernizing the way in which instruments such as drums, for example, were recorded and mixed. In 1991, Bowen produced Andy Williams ' well received album " Nashville ". In 1988, Bowen founded a label named Universal Records (not to be confused with

3267-552: The 90s, she continued to write songs for other artists. " The Heart Won't Lie " became a US Country no. 1 hit for Reba McEntire and Vince Gill , and was nominated for Single of the Year at the TNN Music City News Country Awards in 1994. In 1997, Carnes recorded a cover of " Bad, Bad Leroy Brown " for a tribute album to Jim Croce . Numerous country artists recorded Carnes' songs in the late 90s and early 2000s, including Smokie 's version of "When

3366-603: The Adult Contemporary chart and making the country top 30.) "Islands in the Stream" was issued as a follow-up single in Britain and sold well, making No. 7. The album itself reached No. 1 on the country charts on both sides of the Atlantic and enjoyed multi-million sales. "Buried Treasure", "This Woman" and "Evening Star"/"Midsummer Nights" were also all successful singles from the album. Shortly after came

3465-674: The Australian country duo O'Shea . In October 2012, American label Culture Factory reissued Carnes' Mistaken Identity , Voyeur and Cafe Racers albums. Light House and Barking at Airplanes followed in August 2013. In 2013, Carnes featured in an episode of the LMN series The Haunting of... . In May 2015, Carnes was interviewed by singer-songwriter Peter Cooper at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville . In

3564-452: The Dark , featuring the title track and yet another No. 1 hit " Islands in the Stream ", a duet with Dolly Parton . Gibb, along with his brothers, Robin and Maurice, originally wrote the song for Diana Ross in an R&B style, only later to change it for Rogers's album. "Islands in the Stream", Rogers's duet with Dolly Parton, was the first single to be released from Eyes That See in

3663-504: The Dark in the United States, and it quickly went to No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 (it would prove to be the last country single to reach No. 1 on that chart until " Amazed " by Lonestar did so in 2000), as well as topping Billboard ' s country and adult contemporary singles charts; it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping two million copies in

3762-533: The Feeling's Good", were minor hits. The song "Runaway Girl" was featured in the film Trackdown (1976). Later in 1976, Rogers issued his second album, the self-titled Kenny Rogers , whose first single, " Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) ", was another solo hit. The single " Lucille " (1977) was a major hit, reaching number one on the pop charts in 12 countries, selling over five million copies, and firmly establishing Rogers's post-First Edition career. On

3861-445: The First Edition disbanded in 1976, Rogers launched his solo career. He soon developed a more middle-of-the-road sound that sold to both pop and country audiences. He charted more than 60 top 40 hit singles (including two number ones—"Lady" and "Islands in the Stream"). His music has been featured in top-selling movie soundtracks, such as Convoy , Urban Cowboy , and The Big Lebowski . The First Edition broke up in 1975, which

3960-572: The First Edition"). They were later joined by Kin Vassy. They chalked up a string of hits on both the pop and country charts, including " Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) " (Rogers doing lead vocals and bass—and famously used in the dream sequence of the Coen brothers ' The Big Lebowski ), " But You Know I Love You ", " Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town ", "Tell It All, Brother", "Reuben James", and " Something's Burning ". When

4059-589: The Heart Is" was included on the Flashdance soundtrack which received a Grammy for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture. Carnes was also one of the singers invited to perform on USA for Africa 's 1985 famine relief fundraising single " We Are the World " and can be seen in the music video and heard singing the last line of the song's bridge with Huey Lewis and Cyndi Lauper . In 1987, she sang

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4158-488: The New Christy Minstrels left to found the group the First Edition , with whom he scored his first major hit, " Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ", a psychedelic rock song which peaked at number five on the Billboard charts. As Rogers took an increased leadership role in the First Edition following the success of 1969's " Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town ", the band gradually changed styles to

4257-590: The Pop (No. 4), Country (No. 3) and Adult Contemporary (No. 2) charts. The song was culled from Rogers' concept album Gideon , written entirely by Carnes and her husband Dave Ellingson. Later that year, her cover version of the Smokey Robinson & The Miracles song " More Love " became her first solo top 10 hit (number 10 in the pop charts and number six in the Adult Contemporary charts). Robinson was, indeed, so impressed with Carnes's recording and success with

4356-640: The Rheneypalooza Jam, an online concert and auction to raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis . Carnes' voice has been described as "distinctively raspy" and "throaty", leading to comparisons to the voices of Rod Stewart and Bonnie Tyler . In 1993, Keith Tuber of Orange Coast magazine referred to Carnes as "The Queen of Rasp 'n' Roll" in one of his articles. Carnes resides in Nashville with husband Dave Ellingson (1967–present). They have two sons, Collin and Ry. Ry, who

4455-636: The TV series Fresh Off the Boat depicts the chain as owning a share of Louis Huang's Cattleman's Ranch restaurant and then filing for bankruptcy. Rogers is shown from the back but played by Jeff Pomerantz in the episode " Let Me Go, Bro ". Rogers put his name to the Gambler Chassis Co., a sprint car racing manufacturer started by C. K. Spurlock in Hendersonville, Tennessee . The company used

4554-621: The Top 30 on the British charts. In 1981, Rogers bought the old ABC Dunhill building and built one of the most popular and state-of-the-art recording studios in Los Angeles, which he named Lion Share Studios . The song " We Are the World " was recorded there and at A&M Studios . Rogers went on to work with Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees who produced his 1983 hit album Eyes That See in

4653-601: The U.S., according to Billboard . The song earned both the Record of the Year and Song of the Year awards at the 1982 Grammy Awards . Carnes was nominated for Best Pop Female, and Mistaken Identity also earned a nomination for Album of the Year. Two follow-up singles were released from the album, the title track and " Draw of the Cards ", which also charted in the UK and Australia. Carnes and her band rehearsed "Bette Davis Eyes" in

4752-517: The US Adult Contemporary charts. Also recorded by both Rita Coolidge and Anne Murray , Carnes re-recorded this track with Gene Cotton three years later. The majority of tracks on this second album were written by Carnes and Ellingson. Her third album Sailin' was produced by Jerry Wexler and released in 1976. One track, "Love Comes from Unexpected Places", won Grand Prize at the 1976 American Song Festival. The song also earned

4851-518: The United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honour, the awards were established in 1958. Carnes has won two awards, from eight nominations. Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted more than 120 hit singles across various genres, topping

4950-420: The United States. Rogers would reunite with Parton in 1984 for a holiday album, Once Upon a Christmas , and the TV special Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember (which resulted in a popular video of "Christmas Without You"), as well as a 1985 duet " Real Love ", which also topped the U.S. country singles chart. The two would continue to collaborate on occasional projects through subsequent years, including

5049-742: The Walls Come Down" for Wild Horses – The Nashville Album (1998), Tim McGraw 's version of "You Don't Love Me Anymore" for A Place in the Sun (1999), and Collin Raye 's version of "Gypsy Honeymoon" for Can't Back Down (2001). Carnes provided backing vocals on the latter two recordings. In June 2004, Carnes released her thirteenth and latest studio album, Chasin' Wild Trains , featuring songs co-written with Angelo Petraglia , Matraca Berg , Kim Richey , Al Anderson , Jeffrey Steele , Marc Jordan , Anders Osborne , and Chuck Prophet . The album

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5148-561: The Year . Carnes also had success with the singles " Draw of the Cards ," " Does It Make You Remember ," " Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes) ," " Make No Mistake, He's Mine ," with Barbra Streisand , " What About Me? ," featuring Kenny Rogers and James Ingram , "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is", from the Flashdance soundtrack , and the Grammy Award nominated singles " Voyeur " and " Invisible Hands ." Her other successes as

5247-528: The album What About Me? , a hit whose title track —a trio performance with James Ingram and Kim Carnes —was nominated for a Grammy Award ; the single " Crazy " (not to be confused with the Willie Nelson -penned Patsy Cline hit), co-written with Richard Marx , topped the country charts. David Foster was to work again with Rogers in his 1985 album The Heart of the Matter, although this time Foster

5346-986: The album I Prefer the Moonlight and again in 1993 on the album If Only My Heart Had a Voice . In the late 1970s, Rogers teamed up with close friend and Country Music legend Dottie West for a series of albums and duets. Together the duo won two gold records (one of which later went platinum), two CMA Awards, an ACM nomination, two Grammy nominations and 1 Music City News Award for their two hit albums Every Time Two Fools Collide (No. 1) and Classics (No. 3), selling out stadiums and arenas while on tour for several years, as well as appearing on several network television specials which showcased them. Their hits together " Every Time Two Fools Collide " (No. 1), "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" (No. 2), " What Are We Doin' in Love " (No. 1), "All I Ever Need Is You" (No. 1) and "Till I Can Make It On My Own" (No. 3) all became Country standards. Of West, Rogers stated in

5445-455: The album was described as a return to the country and folk influences of her early albums. " Crazy in Love " was released as the album's lead single, peaking at no. 13 on Billboard' s Adult Contemporary chart. In 1991, Carnes recorded the single "Hooked on the Memory of You" as a duet with Neil Diamond for his album Lovescape . A second track titled "Hard Times for Lovers" was released as

5544-490: The award for Best Composition at the Tokyo Song Festival. It gained additional notice after it was recorded by Barbra Streisand on her 1977 album Superman . Streisand also recorded Carnes's "Stay Away" on her 1978 album Songbird . In spite of Streisand's endorsement of her material, Carnes's own Top 40 breakthrough did not occur until 1978 when Gene Cotton recruited her to record a duet version of "You're

5643-534: The chart-topping " Bette Davis Eyes ." A worldwide hit, it became the best-selling single of the year in the United States, spending nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , going Gold , and winning the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year . Mistaken Identity reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , was certified Platinum , and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of

5742-472: The country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time . His fame and career spanned multiple genres: jazz , folk , pop, rock, and country. He remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of all time. In

5841-535: The country charts, after spending over 6 months on the hit list, more than 50 years after he formed his first group and 38 years after his first major hit as leader of the First Edition; the song remains in recurrent airplay on some radio stations today. "I Can't Unlove You" was followed up with the second single from the album, "The Last Ten Years (Superman)", in September 2006. The third single, "Calling Me", which features Don Henley , became popular in early 2007, and

5940-603: The distinction of being on the Billboard Hot 100 with three singles simultaneously, "What About Me", "Make No Mistake, He's Mine", and "Invitation to Dance" from the soundtrack to the film That's Dancing! It meant she was on the chart as a solo artist in addition to being part of a duo and a trio. Carnes was nominated for additional Grammy Awards –including Best Rock Vocal Performance Female for Voyeur , in 1983 and Best Rock Vocal Performance Female for "Invisible Hands" in 1984. In 1983, Carne's song "I'll Be Here Where

6039-402: The first single released from the album Mistaken Identity , it spent nine weeks at number one on the U.S. singles charts and became a worldwide hit. The song's success propelled the album to number one on the Billboard 200 for four weeks. The single became the biggest hit of the entire year for 1981, and is second only to Olivia Newton-John 's " Physical " as the biggest hit of the 1980s in

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6138-456: The first time in more than a decade with the 2000 single " Buy Me a Rose ". In doing so, he broke a 26-year-old record held by Hank Snow (who, in April 1974, was aged 59 when he scored with " Hello Love "). Rogers held the record until 2003, when then 70-year-old Willie Nelson became the oldest artist to have a No. 1 on the country charts with his duet with Toby Keith , " Beer for My Horses ". Although Rogers did not record new albums for

6237-497: The folk group, The New Christy Minstrels , remaining with them until he embarked on a solo career. Joining here in the group around the same time was Kenny Rogers whom she later collaborate with during her solo years. Kim Carnes signed her first publishing deal with producer Jimmy Bowen . During this period, she shared demo-recording time with Bowen's other writers, including Don Henley , Glenn Frey , and JD Souther . Carnes also sang "Nobody Knows," written by Mike Settle , which

6336-438: The late 1950s, Rogers began his recording career with the Houston-based group the Scholars, who first released "The Poor Little Doggie". After some solo releases, including 1958's " That Crazy Feeling ", Rogers then joined a group with the jazz singer Bobby Doyle . In 1966, he became a member of the folk ensemble the New Christy Minstrels , playing double bass and bass guitar as well as singing. In 1967, he and several members of

6435-484: The much more famous Universal Records of 1995 to 2005), which he sold to Capitol Records a year later. Bowen produced his first movie soundtrack in 1970, for Vanishing Point , which was released in 1971. That soundtrack contains three songs which he composed, as well as music from the band Mountain and from Big Mama Thornton . The three Bowen pieces are an incidental theme called "Love Theme", credited to Jimmy Bowen Orchestra, and two others, "Super Soul Theme" and

6534-485: The name from Rogers's hit song The Gambler . During the 1980s and 1990s, Gambler was one of the fastest and widely used Sprintcars, with such drivers as Steve Kinser , Sammy Swindell and Doug Wolfgang driving the cars to victory in the World of Outlaws and the famous Knoxville Nationals . Gambler sprintcars were also successful in Australia, with drivers such as Garry Rush and Steve Brazier using Gamblers to win multiple Australian Sprintcar Championships . Rush also used

6633-481: The same year, Carnes co-wrote and performed backing vocals on two tracks from Dana Cooper's album Building a Human Being . She also recorded a cover of " Under My Thumb " by The Rolling Stones for 80s Re:Covered , a conceptual compilation album featuring songs from the 70s recorded with the production style of the 80s. In the following year, Carnes was featured on "To Be with You Again" from Frankie Miller 's duets album, Double Take . In 2021, Carnes performed at

6732-440: The show up, making the first half his "best of" and the second half his Christmas songs. In 2009, Rogers embarked on his 50th Anniversary Tour. On April 10, 2010, a TV special was taped, Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years . Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie were among those set to perform with Rogers during a show celebrating his contribution to country, blues and pop music. It took place at the MGM Grand in Foxwoods. The TV special

6831-502: The song "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" in a duet with Jeffrey Osborne for the soundtrack to the movie Spaceballs . In the same year, Carnes recorded "The Heart Must Have a Home" for the American film Summer Heat . Carnes reunited with producer Jimmy Bowen for her eleventh album View from the House , released in July 1988. It peaked at no. 36 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Featuring musicians including Vince Gill , Lyle Lovett , Steve Wariner and Bruce Hornsby ,

6930-451: The song live at the 2012 ACM concert, "Lionel Richie & Friends". On April 10, 2013, the CMA announced that Rogers would be a 2013 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame , along with Cowboy Jack Clement and Bobby Bare . In June 2013, he performed at the Glastonbury Festival in England in the Sunday afternoon 'Legends' slot. In 2013, Rogers recorded a new album with the name You Can't Make Old Friends . This album included

7029-507: The song that he later wrote and composed " Being with You " for her. However Robinson's then producer George Tobin insisted instead that he record and release the song himself. "The record that went number one for me is a demo for Kim," Robinson told The Huffington Post . In 1981, Carnes provided backing vocals on Dionne Warwick 's No Night So Long album. In 1981, Carnes recorded the Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss song " Bette Davis Eyes ", originally written and composed in 1974. As

7128-684: The song was the set piece for the back-story of Liz Taylor in the TV anthology American Horror Story: Hotel . Carnes' later hits included two more singles that just missed the pop top 10: " Crazy in the Night " (from Barking at Airplanes ) and "What About Me?" with Kenny Rogers and James Ingram . Kim also reached the Adult Contemporary Top 10 four times after "Bette Davis Eyes"–with "I Pretend" (No. 9), "What About Me?" (No. 1), " Make No Mistake, He's Mine " with Barbra Streisand (No. 8) (co-produced by Carnes with Bill Cuomo) and "Crazy in Love" (No. 10). On January 19, 1985, Carnes had

7227-436: The songwriters to thank them. Davis wrote to Carnes after the song was released, saying she loved the song. "It was a thrill to become a part of the rock generation," she said in her memoir This 'N That . Davis' grandson Ashley told the screen legend she had "finally made it". Carnes and Davis struck up a special friendship, with the singer visiting her at her home several times before Davis' death in 1989. In what she considers

7326-571: The strength of "Lucille", the album Kenny Rogers reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart . More success was to follow, including the multi-platinum selling album The Gambler and another international Number 1 single, " Coward of the County ", taken from the equally successful album, Kenny . In 1980, the Rogers/Butler partnership came to an end, though they would occasionally reunite: in 1987 on

7425-416: The studio for three days to take the melody and overall sound of the record to a darker, more haunting place. Produced by Val Garay , the song's signature instrumental lick was created by keyboard player Bill Cuomo. Carnes and her band, including Cuomo, recorded a completely new arrangement of the song, the next day, with no overdubs. Bette Davis admitted to being a fan of the song and approached Carnes and

7524-560: The title claims (recorded between 1976 and the present day), this was not a complete collection of Rogers's No. 1 singles, omitting such singles as "Crazy in Love" and "What About Me?" Capitol followed 21 Number Ones with Rogers's new studio album, Water & Bridges , in March 2006 on the Capitol Nashville Records label. The first single from the album was " I Can't Unlove You ", which peaked at No. 17 on

7623-472: The title track reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the country and AC charts. It was the theme song of Rogers's 1982 film Six Pack . Shortly afterwards, he started working with producer David Foster in 1983, recording the smash Top 10 hit Bob Seger cover " We've Got Tonight ", a duet with Sheena Easton . Also a number 1 single on the Country charts in the United States, it reached

7722-405: The title track, a new duet with Dolly Parton , which was his first single released in six years. Rogers recorded 65 albums and sold over 165 million records. In 2015, Rogers announced his farewell tour, titled The Gambler's Last Deal . He stated his intention to retire from touring at its completion, although he was considering the possibility of recording another studio album. In announcing

7821-526: The top 15 of the Billboard 200 . The first single from the album, " I Can't Unlove You ", was also a sizable chart hit. Remaining a popular entertainer around the world, he continued to tour regularly until his retirement in 2017. Rogers had acting roles in movies and television shows, including the title roles in Kenny Rogers as The Gambler , the MacShayne series for The NBC Mystery Movie , and

7920-453: The top 40 of Billboard's Country singles chart and was a Country Music Television Number One video. It was on Rogers's album She Rides Wild Horses the following year (itself a top 10 success). Also in 1999, Rogers produced a song, "We've Got It All", specifically for the series finale of the ABC show Home Improvement . In the 21st century (and at age 61), Rogers was back at No. 1 for

8019-470: The tour, Rogers indicated at the time that his final tour appearance would be on NBC's Today show. Concert dates were scheduled through 2018 and included visits to the United States, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, England, The Netherlands and Switzerland. On April 5, 2018, it was announced that Rogers canceled his remaining tour as advised by doctors due to a series of health challenges. Rogers's final concert in Nashville took place on October 25, 2017, at

8118-405: The type of music he had performed in his early days with the Bobby Doyle Three in Houston . In 1996, Rogers released an album Vote For Love where the public requested their favorite love songs and Rogers performed the songs. (Several of his own hits were in the final version.) The album was the first for the TV shopping channel QVC's record label, onQ Music. The album, sold exclusively by QVC ,

8217-545: Was Executive Produced by Gabriel Gornell and Colleen Seldin and aired on GAC in North America and BBC worldwide. On June 10, 2012, Rogers appeared on stage with the musical group Phish to perform his hit song "The Gambler" at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Also in 2012, Rogers re-recorded the hit song "Lady", a duet with its songwriter Lionel Richie, on Richie's album Tuskegee . The pair also performed

8316-415: Was a huge success and was later issued in stores under a variety of different titles. It reached No. 1 in the UK country charts under the title Love Songs (a title also used for various compilations) and also crossed over into the mainstream charts. In 1999, Rogers scored with the single "The Greatest", a song about life from a child's point of view (looked at through a baseball game) The song reached

8415-445: Was a rough time for the recently divorced Rogers. That year, he was the face of a national commercial advertising the "Quick Pickin' Fun Strummin' Home Guitar Course." But in 1976, Rogers signed a solo deal with United Artists . Producer Larry Butler and Rogers began a partnership that would last four years. Rogers's first outing for his new label was Love Lifted Me . The album charted and two singles, "Love Lifted Me" and "While

8514-548: Was awarded a gold record . Bowen's singing career did not take off as well as that of Knox, his partner in the Rhythm Orchids, and ultimately he abandoned a singing career, choosing to stay in the production end of the music industry . In the early 1960s, in Los Angeles , California , he bucked the decade's rock phenomenon when Frank Sinatra hired him as a record producer for Reprise Records , and Bowen showed

8613-527: Was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico , United States. His family moved to Dumas, Texas , when he was eight years old. Bowen began as a teenage recording star in 1957 with " I'm Stickin' with You ". The song started as the flip side of the hit record " Party Doll " by Buddy Knox (written by Knox and Bowen), but ultimately hit the charts on its own, peaking at No. 14 on Billboard ' s Hot 100 chart . Bowen's version sold over one million copies, and

8712-417: Was born on July 20, 1945, in Los Angeles. Her father, James Raymond Carnes, was an attorney and her mother was a hospital administrator. Kim Carnes knew she would be a singer and songwriter from the age of three, despite the fact that she was not born into a musical family. "My mother didn't get my career, and my father, who was an attorney, didn't think singing and writing was even a job." In 1966, she joined

8811-417: Was ever really hungry – I always had food to eat – but there's no question that our family were nutritionally-deprived at times. We'd eat peanut butter sandwiches, cause that's all there was. Quite honestly, when you're a kid, you don't know any better, you think that's how everyone eats." In a recording career dating back to the 1950s, Rogers moved from teenage rock and roll through psychedelic rock to become

8910-430: Was featured prominently in the 1971 film Vanishing Point . The film also featured Carnes' first cut as a songwriter, "Sing Out for Jesus", which was recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton . After signing with Amos Records , her first solo album Rest on Me was released in 1971. It was produced by Jimmy Bowen . In the early 1970s, Carnes and husband Dave Ellingson co-wrote several songs with David Cassidy , who

9009-507: Was nominated for a Grammy Award at the 2007 Grammy Awards . Also in 2007, the 1977 Kenny Rogers album was re-issued as a double CD, also featuring the 1979 Kenny album and this once again put Rogers's name into the sales charts worldwide. The following year, another compilation album ( A Love Song Collection ) also charted. On August 26, 2008, Rogers released 50 Years exclusively at Cracker Barrel stores. The album included some of Rogers's greatest hits, plus three new songs. The release

9108-500: Was noted for its Americana and alt-country influences; it was compared to the musical styles of Stevie Nicks , Lucinda Williams and Melissa Etheridge . In the same year, Carnes provided backing vocals for two tracks on Tim McGraw 's album Live Like You Were Dying . Throughout the 2000s Carnes continued to write and record songs for movie soundtracks, including " Ring of Fire " with Jeff Bridges for The Contender (2000), "The Silver Cord" for Loggerheads (2005), and "It's

9207-614: Was one of the 45 artists who recorded the worldwide charity song " We Are the World " to support hunger victims in Africa. The following year he played at Giants Stadium. In 1988, Rogers won a Grammy Award for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" with Ronnie Milsap —"Make No Mistake, She's Mine". In the 1990s, Rogers continued to chart with singles such as "The Factory" and "Crazy In Love", another selection that Kim Carnes provided him with, "If You Want To Find Love", and "The Greatest". His second Christmas album, titled Christmas in America,

9306-474: Was playing backing music rather than producing, a role given to George Martin . This album was another success, going to No. 1, with the title track making to the top ten category in the singles charts. The next few years saw Rogers scoring several top country hits on a regular basis, including "Twenty Years Ago", "Morning Desire", "Tomb of the Unknown Love", among others. On January 28, 1985, Rogers

9405-568: Was released as a single and was a minor hit. In 2005, The Very Best of Kenny Rogers , a double album, sold well in Europe. It was the first new solo Rogers hits album to reach the United Kingdom for over a decade, despite many compilations there that were not true hits packages. Rogers also signed with Capitol Records and had more success with the TV advertised release 21 Number Ones in January 2006. Although this CD did contain 21 chart-toppers as

9504-460: Was released in 1989 for Reprise Records. From 1991 to 1994, Rogers hosted The Real West on A&E , and on The History Channel since 1995 (Reruns only on The History Channel). He visited Miller's during this time period. From 1992 to 1995, Rogers co-owned and headlined Branson, Missouri 's 4,000 seat Grand Palace Theatre. In 1994, Rogers released his "dream" album titled Timepiece on Atlantic Records. It consisted of 1930s/1940s jazz standards,

9603-518: Was then at the peak of his career as an international idol. Carnes and Ellingson toured the world with Cassidy as an opening act. Cassidy's albums Rock Me Baby , Dreams are Nuthin' More than Wishes , and Cassidy Live! include several songs penned by Carnes along with Ellingson and Cassidy. Carnes also provided backing vocals for these albums. In 1975, Carnes released her self-titled second album on A&M Records , and her first chart hit, "You're A Part Of Me," written by Carnes, reached No. 32 on

9702-430: Was to Margo Anderson in October 1963; they divorced in 1975, with one child. He married his fourth wife, actress Marianne Gordon , on October 1, 1977, and they divorced in 1993, with one son, Christopher. His fifth marriage was to Wanda Miller on June 1, 1997. They had twin sons and were married for 22 years until his death. Rogers's seven-decade career wound down in 2017, as he encountered health problems that included

9801-454: Was with West only hours before she died at age 58 after sustaining injuries in a 1991 car accident, as discussed in his 2012 biography "Luck Or Something Like It". In 1995 he starred as himself, alongside Michele Lee as West, in the CBS biographical film Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story . In 1980, a selection he recorded as a duet with Kim Carnes , " Don't Fall in Love with

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