Kenny Rogers

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actor businessperson country singer human record producer singer-songwriter

Kenny Rogers was an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor best known for hits like "The Gambler" and "Lucille," as well as his crossover success in pop and entertainment.

Aliases (9)

Kenny Rogers discography ×3
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West ×2
Kenneth Ray Rogers ×1
Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton ×1
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West discography ×1
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler ×1
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (1980 film) ×1
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (television film series) ×1
Kenny Rogers family ×1

Statements (95)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → businessperson → country singer → human → record producer → singer-songwriter →
associatedAct	Barry Gibb → Dolly Parton → Dottie West → Kim Carnes → Lionel Richie → Sheena Easton → The First Edition → The New Christy Minstrels →
awardReceived	Academy of Country Music Award → American Music Award → Country Music Association Award → Grammy Award →
businessVenture	Kenny Rogers Roasters →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1938-08-21 →
dateOfDeath	2020-03-20 →
ethnicGroup	White American →
familyName	Rogers →
fieldOfWork	country music → film acting → popular music → television acting →
fullName	Kenneth Ray Rogers →
genre	adult contemporary music → country music → pop music → soft rock →
givenName	Kenneth →
hasVoiceType	baritone →
honor	induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame → induction into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame →
instrument	acoustic guitar → vocals →
knownFor	crossover success between country and pop music → duets with Dolly Parton → storytelling-style country ballads → the song Lucille → the song The Gambler →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	The First Edition → The New Christy Minstrels →
notableAlbum	Eyes That See in the Dark → Gideon → Kenny → Kenny Rogers → Love Will Turn You Around → Share Your Love → The Gambler →
notableSingle	Coward of the County → Islands in the Stream → Lady → Love Will Turn You Around → Lucille → Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town → She Believes in Me → The Gambler → Through the Years → We’ve Got Tonight → You Decorated My Life →
notableWork	Coward of the County → Islands in the Stream → Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (television film series) → Lady → Love Will Turn You Around → Lucille → Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town → She Believes in Me → The Gambler → The Gambler (novelty franchise and brand) → Through the Years → We’ve Got Tonight → You Decorated My Life →
numberOfChildren	5 →
occupation	actor → entrepreneur → musician → record producer → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Houston, Texas, United States →
placeOfDeath	Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States →
residence	Georgia, United States →
spouse	Janice Gordon → Jean Rogers → Margo Anderson → Marianne Gordon → Wanda Miller →
yearsActive	1950s–2017 →

Referenced by (123)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Buried Treasure → Evening Star → Every Time Two Fools Collide → Eyes That See in the Dark → Gideon → Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers album) → Hold Me → Kenny → Love Will Turn You Around → Lucille → Midsummer Nights → Share Your Love → She Believes in Me → The Gambler → The Gambler (album) → Through the Years → What About Me → What Are We Doin' in Love → You Decorated My Life →	artist
Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight → Coward of the County → Daytime Friends → Eyes That See in the Dark → Gideon → Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers album) → Kenny → Lady (song) → Love Will Turn You Around → Lucille → Lucille → Share Your Love → She Believes in Me → The Gambler → Through the Years → We’ve Got Tonight → You Decorated My Life →	performer
Barry Gibb → Dolly Parton → Dolly Parton → Dottie West → Every Time Two Fools Collide ("Kenny Rogers and Dottie West") → Kim Carnes → Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town → She Believes in Me → Sheena Easton → The First Edition →	associatedAct
Coward of the County → Lady (song) → Lucille → The Gambler → You Decorated My Life →	vocalist
Janice Gordon → Jean Rogers → Marianne Gordon → Wanda Miller →	spouse
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition → The First Edition → The New Christy Minstrels →	hasMember
Albhy Galuten → George Martin →	collaboratedWith
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition → The First Edition →	frontedBy
Lady (song) → Through the Years →	isSignatureSongOf
Don Schlitz → Sheena Easton →	notableCollaboration
Lady (song) → You Decorated My Life →	originalArtist
Every Time Two Fools Collide ("Kenny Rogers and Dottie West discography") → Every Time Two Fools Collide ("Kenny Rogers discography") →	partOf
Love Will Turn You Around → Share Your Love →	producer
Lucille → The Gambler →	signatureSongOf
Love Will Turn You Around → Sweet Music Man →	writer
Lucille →	album
The Gatlin Boys →	associatedPerformerOfWorkTheyAppearIn
The Gambler (TV film series) →	associatedWith
Through the Years →	belongsToCatalogOf
Kenny Rogers Roasters →	brandNameDerivedFrom
Kenny Rogers Roasters →	coFounder
Kenny →	coverArtist
We’ve Got Tonight ("Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton") →	duetVersionBy
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) →	featuredVocalist
Rollin’ →	featuresBandMember
Transition →	featuresMemberOfBand
The Gambler (TV film series) ("Kenny Rogers as The Gambler") →	firstFilmTitle
Kenny Rogers ("Kenneth Ray Rogers") →	fullName
Transition →	hasContributor
Three Times a Lady →	hasCoverVersionBy
Through the Years →	hasLivePerformancesBy
Every Time Two Fools Collide ("Kenny Rogers and Dottie West") →	hasMusicalArtist
Rogers →	hasNotableBearer
Marianne Gordon →	hasNotableRelative
The Gambler (TV film series) ("Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (1980 film)") →	hasPart
Rollin’ →	hasPerformer
Lucille →	includedOnAlbum
What Are We Doin' in Love ("Kenny Rogers discography") →	isPartOf
Lucille →	isSignatureHitFor
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) →	leadVocalBy
We’ve Got Tonight →	leadVocalsBy
Sweet Music Man →	lyricist
Share Your Love →	mainPerformer
Kenny →	mainVocalist
Kenny Rogers →	notableAlbum
Wind Beneath My Wings →	notableCoverArtist
Wanda Miller ("Kenny Rogers family") →	notableFamily
The New Christy Minstrels →	notableMember
Daytime Friends →	notableRecordingBy
Kenny Rogers ("Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (television film series)") →	notableWork
Share Your Love →	notableWorkOf
She Believes in Me →	originallyRecordedBy
Gideon ("Kenny Rogers discography") →	partOfArtistDiscography
Lucille →	recordedBy
Michael Rogers →	sharesFamilyNameWith
Don Schlitz →	songMadeFamousBy
Margo Anderson →	spouseOf
Kenneth Ray Rogers →	stageName
The Gambler (TV film series) →	starred
Coward of the County →	televisionFilmStar
We Are the World →	vocalPerformanceBy
Barry Gibb →	wroteForArtist