Coming up with a list of ten of the best Kenny Rogers songs is almost a downright impossible task. You could do separate essays on his 60s and 70s hits withThe First Edition, and his duets — withDolly Parton,Dottie West,Kim Carnes, andSheena Easton(among others) would warrant a list a...
Like “’Til I Can Make It On My Own,”“All I Ever Need is You” appeared onClassics, an album of cover songs by Rogers and West released in 1979. First popularized by Sonny & Cher, the song in Rogers and West’s hands is a sweet, toe-tapping ditty. https://www.youtube.com/...
It's been more than a decade since Peter Gabriel released new music, but he has a brand new album,i/o, scheduled for release in 2023. He'll take the new songs with him when he launches a tour of the U.K. and Europe, which starts May 18 in Krakow, Poland. Gabriel will then com...
49. Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, "You Can't Make Old Friends" Thirty years after they got together for "Islands in the Stream," Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton joined forces once again for the sentimental ballad "You Can't Make Old Friends." The idea for the song was given to Don Sc...
Goodbye Earl” riff “If You Go Down (I’m Going Down Too”), or the Kenny Chesney-abetted study in ambivalent small-town allegiance, “Half of My Hometown,” she’s always been able to maintain an evenhanded optimistic presence, even when crafting songs out of life’s less-than-upbeat...
“Like millions of fans around the world Kenny Rogers songs have been the soundtrack of my life. In my case it’s deeply personal as I remember long drives in the car with family singing Kenny’s songs on the top of our lungs. And so as he approaches 80, and finishes out this beaut...
“I actually wrote it in my head,” Schlitz said. “To have anyone listen to any of your songs and appreciate any of them is miraculous, is great. To have Kenny Rogers sing one of your songs is way over the moon.” Albums chosen include 1946’sFolk Songs of the HillsfromMerle Travis...
10. Kenny Rogers –“She Believes In Me” Released as the follow-up to “The Gambler” in the spring of 1979, Rogers tookSteve Gibb’s lyrics that paid tribute to the woman behind a man still trying to make it in the music business. Larry Butler’s production offered a dramatic element...