On the big screen, he played a race car driver in the comedy Six Pack (1982). Turning to acting, Rogers starred in television movies inspired by his songs, like 1980's The Gambler, which spawned several sequels, and 1981's Coward of the County. 1 spot on the pop charts for six weeks with his version of Lionel Richie's "Lady."īy this time, Rogers was a true crossover artist, enjoying enormous success on both the country and pop charts and collaborating with such pop stars as Kim Carnes and Sheena Easton. The two reached the top of the country charts with "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (1978), "All I Ever Need Is You" (1979) and "What Are We Doin' in Love" (1981).
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In addition to his solo work, Rogers recorded a series of hits with country legend Dottie West. He also showed his tender side with another popular ballad, "She Believes in Me." Kenny (1979) featured such hits as "Coward of the County" and "You Decorated My Life." Around this time, he wrote the advice book Making It With Music: Kenny Rogers' Guide to the Music Business (1978). The title track was again a huge country and pop hit and gave Rogers his second Grammy. Quickly following up on this success, Rogers released The Gambler in 1978. The song also did well on the pop charts, making it into the top five and bringing Rogers his first Grammy, for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male. Two years later, Rogers reached the top of the country charts with the mournful ballad "Lucille," about a man being left by his wife.
"Love Lifted Me" became his first solo top 20 country hit in 1975. In 1974, Rogers left the group to go solo again and decided to focus his energy on country music. They scored a few more hits, such as Mel Tillis' "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town." Mainstream Success
Fusing folk, rock and country, the group quickly scored a hit with the psychedelic "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." The band soon became known as Kenny Rogers and the First Edition and landed their own syndicated music show. He left after a year, along with a few other members of the group, to form the First Edition. Moving on to a folk-pop style, Rogers was asked to join the New Christy Minstrels in 1966.
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