Kenny Rogers

A living legend of Country Music and a worldwide music icon, superstar Kenny Rogers has enjoyed a fascinating five decades in show business, and he tells the full story of his remarkable life and career in Luck or Something Like It. From his days with hit group The First Edition to his sterling solo work, the artist who "knows when to hold 'em and knows when to fold 'em" knows how to tell a captivating life story as well–bringing a golden era of Country Music to life as he recounts his remarkable rise to the top of the charts. An honest, moving, eye-opening view of a musician's life on the road, Luck or Something Like It is the definitive music memoir–a backstage pass to fifty years of performing and recording presented by the one and only Kenny Rogers, one of the bestselling artists ever.

The song and now book captures that rare moment in children's lives when the ball game is more important than the score. The book is based on Roger's song "The Greatest" and contains a collectors' edition audio CD of the hit single. Color illustrations.

(Book). Kenny Rogers: Through the Years is a 96-page, full-color book printed on the occasion of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's exhibition celebrating the life and career of one of country music's most enduring stars. The book is full of never-before seen photographs, personal memorabilia, treasured artifacts, and more from his iconic career. It represents a comprehensive look at the singer who owns twenty-one #1 hits, and who has charted in country, pop, rock and R&B a unique impact that has stretched across six decades. Compiled by the staff at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the book is a must-have for any serious Kenny Rogers fan, or any fan of country music.

Traces the life and musical career of Kenny Rogers as he searches for the perfect song.

This is a complete revision of the author's 1993 McFarland book Television Specials that not only updates entries contained within that edition, but adds numerous programs not previously covered, including beauty pageants, parades, awards programs, Broadway and opera adaptations, musicals produced especially for television, holiday specials (e.g., Christmas and New Year's Eve), the early 1936-1947 experimental specials, honors specials. In short, this is a reference work to 5,336 programs--the most complete source for television specials ever published.

Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Rogers, born on August 21st, 1938, Houston, Texas, US, is a singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, entrepreneur and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Although his greatest success has been with country audiences, Rogers has recorded 65 albums, with more than 120 hit singles across several music genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone, having sold over 165 million records worldwide. On September 25, 2015, Rogers announced on NBC's Today Show that he was retiring from show business after a final tour, to spend more time with his wife and twin boys.

Color illustration on front cover of a silver-haired bearded man (Kenny Rogers) wearing a black coat, fancy vest and black tie sitting at a table with playing cards and betting chips.

A Christmas miracle saves Hank's used toy store from being closed by a dour businessman. Words from accompanying songs are interspersed with story.