Born in Texas, the fourth of eight children, singer Kenny Rogers grew up in a poor area of Houston where his father worked in a shipyard and his mother in a hospital. He became the first member of his family to graduate from high school. He took an interest in singing while quite young and as a teenager joined a doo-wop recording group who called themselves "The Scholars"...See full bio »
2011Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years
(TV movie)
(writer: "Sweet Music Man" / performer: "Through The Years", "Islands In The Stream", "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer", "We've Got Tonight", "Lady", "The Gambler")
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Chuck Versus the Pink Slip
(2010)
(performer: "Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition is In" - uncredited)
2009Tony Hawk: Ride
(video)
(performer: "Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In")
2009The Queens of Country
(video)
(performer: "Knock Three Times", "Love Lifted Me", "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands", "The World Needs a Melody", "Spanish Eyes", "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain")
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Episode #1.6
(2007)
(performer: "Islands In The Stream")
2007Dolly Parton & Friends
(video)
(performer: "Knock Three Times", "Love Lifted Me", "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands", "The World Needs a Melody", "Spanish Eyes", "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain")
1989Kenny, Dolly and Willie: Something Inside So Strong
(TV movie)
(writer: "Sweet Music Man", "When You Put Your Heart In It" / performer: "The Gambler", "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys", "Sweet Music Man", "Two Doors Down", "Real Love", "Islands In The Stream", "When You Put Your Heart In It", "Planet Texas", " Something Inside So Strong")
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Episode #1.13
(1988)
(performer: "Islands In The Stream", "The Factory", "The Other Woman Medley - We've Got Tonight/Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight/Don't Fall In Love with a Dreamer/Real Love", "Blaze of Glory")
1986Tough Guys
(performer: "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To")
1985Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton: Together
(TV movie)
(writer: "Crazy", "Sweet Music Man" / performer: "Real Love", "Rueben James", "Coward of the County", "She Believes in Me", "She's a Mystery", "We've Got Tonight", "Blaze of Glory", "April", "Crazy", "Sweet Music Man", "We Are the World", "A Little More Love", "The Stranger", "Islands in the Stream")
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Fame Looks at Music '83
(1984)
(music: "We've Got Tonight" - uncredited / lyrics: "We've Got Tonight" - uncredited)
1984Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember
(TV documentary)
(performer: "A Christmas to Remember", "The Christmas Song", "With Bells On", "The Greatest Gift of All", "Silent Night", "I Believe in Santa Claus", "Christmas Without You", "Once Upon a Christmas")
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Episode #1.15
(performer: "Love Lifted Me", "He's Got The Whole World in His Hands", "The World Needs a Melody", "Spanish Eyes", "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain")
1971Rio das Mortes
(TV movie)
(performer: "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town")
1988The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
(TV documentary)
Himself - Winner: Favourite Male Musical Performer and Presenter: Favourite All Around Female Entertainer
Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Was awarded the Recording Industry Association of America's prestigious Diamond Award, celebrating sales of more than 10 million albums for his "Greatest Hits" album. [March 1999]
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