Can't believe this is not here.

American country music legend Kenny Rogers has died aged 81.

A family representative said he "passed away peacefully at home from natural causes".

Rogers topped pop and country charts during the 1970s and 1980s, and won three Grammy awards.

Known for ballads including The Gambler, Lucille and Coward Of The County, his career spanned more than six decades.

He once summed up his popularity by explaining that he believed his ballads "say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear".

He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013 and, that same year, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Country Music Association.

In their statement his family said he "left an indelible mark on the history of American music".

A keen businessman, Rogers also led several ventures over the years, mainly in property and the restaurant sector.

He was married five times and had five children.

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One of my favourites of all time.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-ZmpWvtJ0g

Rest in peace...


Coward of the county

Everyone considered him the coward of the county
He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow
Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong
He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
I looked after Tommy, 'cause he was my brother's son
I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy
"Son, my life is over, but yours has just begun"
"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
Walk away from trouble if you can
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man"
There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky
In her arms, he didn't have to prove he was a man
One day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling
They took turns at Becky, n'there was three of them
Tommy opened up the door, and saw his Becky crying
The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand
He reached above the fireplace, and took down his daddy's picture
As the tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again
"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
Walk away from trouble if you can
Now, it won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man"
The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom
One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor
When Tommy turned around they said, "hey look, old yeller's leaving"
But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door
Twenty years of crawling was bottled up inside him
He wasn't holding nothin' back, he let 'em have it all
When Tommy left the barroom, not a Gatlin boy was standing
He said, "this one's for Becky, as he watched the last one fall
"I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done
I walk away from trouble when I can
Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek
And papa, I sure hope you understand
Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man"
Everyone considered him the coward of the county

Ha.o my,Legend is gone. He made me fall in Love with country music over and over again. Lyrics that touch the soul not to pangolo that fills our airwaves now.
RIP Sir

Lucille

Cult

Saturday mornings never complete without listening to this fella with his husky voice...

Now listening to islands in the stream ft dolly parton

RIP Roger


My uncle is a big fan,... I remember the days of Makosa, when I visited my uncle over the holidays....and I will insert the makosa disk to practice my dancing moves to show my crush back then in school, but uncle will just walk quietly and remove the disk to play his favorite Roger's collection.... Killing the whole excitement with a country music...

I dey tell you
This generation is wacked/sucked in lyrical content
Just dancing to sound
How can this generation explain to the next generation that someone sang a hit song and call it " sukor sukor" or ''IF'' or ''kpolombo''
No message to pass across that is why this generation can not have a classic in terms of music.
So sad!

beylinko02:
Ha.o my,Legend is gone. He made me fall in Love with country music over and over again. Lyrics that touch the soul not to pangolo that fills our airwaves now.
RIP Sir