03-21-2020, 08:21 PM
Kenny Rogers, singer-songwriter:
Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81.
The country singer-songwriter and actor “passed away peacefully at home” in Sandy Springs, Georgia, “from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family” at 10:25 p.m. on Friday, his family announced via his social media profiles.
“In a career that spanned more than six decades, Kenny Rogers left an indelible mark on the history of American music,” Rogers’ family said in a statement shared online by the icon’s publicist.
It noted how the multi-Grammy Award winning artist’s songs including “The Gambler,” “Islands in the Stream” and “Through the Years” had “endeared music lovers and touched the lives of millions around the world.”
A small private service will be planned “out of concern for the national COVID-19 emergency,” the family said, adding it would celebrate the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s life “publicly with his friends and fans at a later date.”
Fellow country music star LeAnn Rimes was among the first to pay tribute to Rogers, tweeting “you are and forever will be quite the legend.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kenny-rog...b7c544b32d
Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81.
The country singer-songwriter and actor “passed away peacefully at home” in Sandy Springs, Georgia, “from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family” at 10:25 p.m. on Friday, his family announced via his social media profiles.
“In a career that spanned more than six decades, Kenny Rogers left an indelible mark on the history of American music,” Rogers’ family said in a statement shared online by the icon’s publicist.
It noted how the multi-Grammy Award winning artist’s songs including “The Gambler,” “Islands in the Stream” and “Through the Years” had “endeared music lovers and touched the lives of millions around the world.”
A small private service will be planned “out of concern for the national COVID-19 emergency,” the family said, adding it would celebrate the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s life “publicly with his friends and fans at a later date.”
Fellow country music star LeAnn Rimes was among the first to pay tribute to Rogers, tweeting “you are and forever will be quite the legend.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kenny-rog...b7c544b32d
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