Kenny Rogers' 15 Best Songs Ranked

Too pop? Too schmaltzy? Whatever. He left behind a lush legacy.

Jeremy Helligar

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Kenny Rogers onstage in 2007 (Photo: Flickr)

In life, Kenny Rogers never really got the respect he deserved. Sure he cranked out a steady succession of country and pop hits, especially between 1977 and 1987, but he often was dismissed by country purists as being too pop and by the pop establishment (which, during Rogers’ late-’70s and early…

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Jeremy Helligar

Brother Son Husband Friend Loner Minimalist World Traveler. Author of “Is It True What They Say About Black Men?” and “Storms in Africa” https://rb.gy/3mthoj