IN MEMORIAM
Kenny Rogers
On March 20, we lost Kenny Rogers, who scored several top charting hits, gold and platinum singles and albums, crossing six decades in the Top 100.
When The First Edition formed in 1967 it featured four vocalists, formerly from The New Christy Minstrels, including Kenny Rogers. Their debut album contained the psychedelic rock Top 10 1968 hit single “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” with Kenny on lead vocals. After Kenny’s debut rock hit, all of his subsequent hit singles were in a country style, including “But You Know I Love You,” “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town,” written by Mel Tillis and becoming his first hit single on the country charts, “Reuben James,” “Something’s Burning,” written by Mac Davis,
