The LP cover was the first to credit the group as “Kenny Rogers and the First Edition.” Rogers was signed to United Artists Records in 1975 by producer and Nashville label head Larry Butler ...

They cut a few forgettable tracks for L.A. label Imperial Records, then went their separate ways. As a solo artist, Kenneth Rogers (who'd soon change his stage name to Kenny) recorded a song ...

“Some of the label executives had questioned the song when they first heard it, thinking it was all wrong for a Kenny Rogers release,” wrote Rogers in his book, Luck or Something Like It.

“Some of the label executives had questioned the song when they first heard it, thinking it was all wrong for a Kenny Rogers release,” wrote the singer. He also said the executives thought the ...

Kenny Rogers was broke, three times divorced and ... By 1998, Rogers’ stream of steady hits waned and he launched his Dreamcatcher label with Jim Mazza. The move marked a major career comeback ...

Though it’s unclear exactly when the track was recorded, the swelling ballad was one of the last songs Rogers recorded for Capitol Records, according to the label. “Those closest to Kenny ...

Kenny Rogers scored the defining hit of his ... rolling through the night as the scene takes place. Butler gave Rogers' label the nod to release his definitive rendition of "The Gambler" as ...

By Bill Friskics-Warren Kenny Rogers, a prolific singer who played ... “That Crazy Feeling,” issued by the independent Carlton label in 1958. The single’s popularity earned him an appearance ...

The result is a moment that divorces — while also hyper-emphasizing — Kenny Rogers' importance ... Man" — also for the RCA Nashville, the label Rogers was once signed to — will achieve ...

Wanda Rogers, who recently curated an album of previously unreleased Kenny Rogers material, reflects on life now in this week's issue of PEOPLE Courtesy of Wanda Rogers Kenny Rogers and Wanda ...