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BIRTHDAY: August 21, 1938
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BIGGEST LP: Greatest Hits (1980)
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GRAMMY AWARDS: 3

 
RECENT TIMELINE

1978...

January
Kenny Rogers - 10 Years Of Goldbutton.gif (123 bytes) Rogers was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Single ("Lucille").

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won a
Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male ("Lucille").

1979...

January
Kenny Rogers - The Gamblerbutton.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won an American Music Award for Favorite Country Album (10 Years Of Gold).

1980...# 1 Singles Artist of the Year ( # 1 Male Artist of the Year)

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the
Top 10 with "Coward Of The County."
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers topped the UK singles chart for 2 weeks with "Coward Of The County."
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won 2
American Music Awards for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Album (The Gambler) and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group.

February
Kenny Rogers - "Coward Of The County" (Single) button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male ("The Gambler") and was nominated for Album of the Year (The Gambler), Record of the Year ("The Gambler"), Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("She Believes In Me"), and Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("All I Ever Need Is You" with Dottie West).

April
Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes - "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" (Single) button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kim Carnes.

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the
Top 10 with "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kim Carnes.

Kenny Rogers - Kenny June
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "
Love The World Away."

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the
Top 10 with "Love The World Away."

October
Kenny Rogers - Gideonbutton.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Lady."
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Available for download at iTunes mp3 Available at Amazon.com)

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit
#1 for 5 weeks with "Lady."

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers topped the
Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Billboard 200 Album Artist - Male, Top Country Artist (singles & albums),Top Country Album (Kenny), Top Country Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Country Album Artist, and Top Country Album Artist - Male.

1981...# 16 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Kenny Rogers - "Lady" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won 4 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Country Male Artist, Favorite Country Single ("Coward Of The County"), and Favorite Country Album (The Gambler), and was nominated for Favorite Country Single ("Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kim Carnes) and Favorite Country Album (Ten Years Of Gold).

February
Kenny Rogers - Greatest Hitsbutton.gif (123 bytes) Rogers was nominated for 3 Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("Lady"), Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Lady"), and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kim Carnes).

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "
I Don't Need You."

July
Kenny Rogers - "I Don't Need You" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 10 with "I Don't Need You."

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "
Share Your Love."

1982...# 24 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Kenny Rogers - "Through The Years" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "Through The Years" from the LP Share Your Love.
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won 3
American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Country Album (Greatest Hits).

February
Kenny Rogers - Share Your Lovebutton.gif (123 bytes) Rogers was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("What Are We Doing In Love" with Dottie West).

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the
Top 10 with "Through The Years."

July
Kenny Rogers - "Love Will Turn You Around" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "Love Will Turn You Around" from the LP Love Will Turn You Around.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the
Top 10 with "Love Will Turn You Around."

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "
A Love Song" from the LP Love Will Turn You Around.

1983...# 23 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton - "We've Got Tonight" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Single ("Love Will Turn You Around"), and was honored with the Award of Merit.
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with the remake of "
We've Got Tonight" with Sheena Easton.

February
Kenny Rogers - Eyes That See In The Darkbutton.gif (123 bytes) Rogers was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male ("Love Will Turn You Around").
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the
Top 10 with "We've Got Tonight" with Sheena Easton.

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "
All My Life."

September
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - "Islands In The Stream" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "Islands In The Stream" with Dolly Parton from the LP Eyes That See In The Dark.
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Available for download at iTunes mp3 Available at Amazon.com)

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the
Top 10 and #1 for 2 weeks with Dolly Parton with "Islands In The Stream."

1984...# 67 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won an
American Music Award for Favorite Country Single ("Islands In The Stream" with Dolly Parton), and was nominated for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group (with Dolly Parton).

February
Kenny Rogers - 20 Greatest Hits button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "This Woman" from the LP Eyes That See In The Dark.
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers was nominated for 2
Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance - Male ("All My Life") and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Islands In The Stream" with Dolly Parton).

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the Top 40 with "
What About Me" with Kim Carnes and James Ingram.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers hit the
Top 10 with "What About Me" with Kim Carnes and James Ingram.

1985...# 112 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won 3
American Music Awards for Favorite Country Male Artist, Favorite Country Single ("Islands In The Stream" with Dolly Parton for the 2nd year), and Favorite Country Album (Eyes That See In The Dark).

1986...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Real Love" with Dolly Parton).

1988...

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Rogers won a
Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet ("Make No Mistake, She's Mine" with Ronnie Milsap).

2004...

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2007..

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Kenny was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Calling Me" with Don Henley).



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