Kenny Rogers: What Did The Music Legend Die Of?

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Legendary country music idol Kenny Rogers passed away last Friday at age 81 at his home in Sandy Springs, Georgia. An invaluable treasure for the music world that lost the famous interpreter of songs like Lady, written by Lionel Richie.

Who never listened to The Gambler, one of their most celebrated songs?

This megastar of the 70s shone until almost the end of his days, since he did not retire from the stage until 2017 when he turned 79 springs. Winner of three Grammy Awards, he sold millions upon millions of records around the world.

Kenny Rogers is the personification of the American dream. He was raised in an extraordinarily poor house among seven brothers, but his first success came at the age of twenty with a single called That Crazy Feeling.

Although his true fame would come in 1977 with his melancholic ballad Lucille that led him to win a Grammy award and from there he continued to release hit after hit.

Blake Shelton was one of the celebrities who shared his condolences on the networks: “I could not express the impact that Kenny Rogers, the man and the artist, had on my life. He was always so kind and so funny… Rest in peace, Gambler”, he shared on twitter.

Your most famous duet? Many claim that the one he performed with Dolly Parton. These were the words of this other fabulous interpreter upon learning of her friend's death: “You never know how much you truly love someone until they are gone. I spent so many wonderful years with my friend Kenny, but beyond the musical successes we shared, I loved him as a human being, a wonderful man and a true friend.”