Rogers, Kenny
(*1939)
Rogers, Kenny (2 Aug 1939–) American pop/rock singer, born Kenneth Roy Rogers in Houston, Texas. He sang with the Bobby Doyle Jazz Trio, then with the New Christy Minstrels and with the rock group First Edition. After 1975 he pursued a solo career, and in 10 years had produced 22 chart albums, plus others with Dolly Parton. The most durable of those records were The Gambler (United Artists UA-LA #934; 1978), 125 weeks on the charts; and Greatest Hits (Liberty LOO #1072; 1980), 164 weeks…