Kenny Rogers says bye-bye
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
September 25, 2015 12:33pm CST
Country Crooner Kenny Rogers has announced his retirement. Rogers won't slip out the back door quietly, no not the Gambler. He will do one last big flashy tour. At age 77 Rogers has made woman swoon for many many years.
The way it sounds he'll be around at least 2016. .I didn't catch the schedule for the tour, but I don't think he gave out that information yet.
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@FourWalls (86778)
• United States
27 Sep 15
I liked Kenny Rogers more when he was a rock singer, believe it or not. The only song of his I have on my iPod is "Reuben James" from his "Kenny Rogers & the First Edition" days. Friends of mine who have seen him over the years have told me, independently of one another, that his shows are terrible: he rarely plays more than an hour, and sometimes not that long. (One friend said that she saw him in 1982, at the height of his popularity, and opening act Crystal Gayle played longer than he did!) Still, I'm happy he gets to retire on his terms. People like Randy Travis and Glen Campbell were forced to quit for health issues, so it's always good to see someone step away because they want to, not because health mandates they must.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Sep 15
Yes it is better to 'go out' while you're still healthy. Although it is questionable how healthy he is from the way he looks. I was never a fan, never saw him. I did see Crystal Gayle when we played in New Jersey about 18 years ago!
@FourWalls (86778)
• United States
27 Sep 15
@AbbyGreenhill I think the way he looks now can be attributed to trying to have more plastic surgery operations than Dolly Parton's had! 
Just don't fight age, Kenny (and Dolly...and others....)
Just don't fight age, Kenny (and Dolly...and others....)@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Sep 15
@FourWalls Dolly looks way way way better than he does!
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
26 Sep 15
Kenny Rogers will never say Good-bye. I'll carry him around in my heart.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Sep 15
I'm sure his wife and kids will be glad when he is home more.
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
26 Sep 15
@AbbyGreenhill This is true, there is no reason to continue if your voice has gone.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
26 Sep 15
I think when they get to a certain age and the voice starts to go - it's time to go!
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@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
25 Sep 15
He has always been one of my favorite singers but it's nice to see he's ending with a good-bye tour
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Sep 15
think they all do that now, get those last rounds of applause in!
