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| Kenny Rogers |
Vocalist
Kenny Rogers,
who dominated the pop and country charts in the 1970s and 1980s with a
string of sleekly tailored hits and won three Grammys, has died. He was
81. Rogers “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the
care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” a representative for the
singer said in a statement. Due to the national COVID-19 emergency,
the family is planning a small private service at this time with a
public memorial planned for a later date.
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| Recent Tour |
Rogers
had announced a farewell tour in 2015 and was able to keep it going
through December 2017. In April 2018, shortly before he was to spend a
few months finishing out the tour after a break, he announced that he
was having to call off the remaining dates (including a planned
appearance at the Stagecoach Festival in California), due to unspecified
“health challenges.” “I didn’t want to take forever to retire,” Rogers
said his April 2018 statement. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity
to say farewell to the fans over the course of the past two years on ‘
The Gambler’s
Last Deal’ tour. I could never properly thank them for the
encouragement and support they’ve given me throughout my career and the
happiness I’ve experienced as a result of that.”
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