Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: StefanieJones on March 21, 2020, 08:25:29 AM
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So sad to read this today. Have covered many of his songs over the years. Fairly young, too.
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His songs were a staple on the circuit when I was on the road many years ago. Sad to hear.
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Just heard it a few minutes ago. I've been purposefully avoiding the constant barrage of streaming news in favor of musicI like, so it was a shock to hear. Another multi-talented guy, there.
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Another multi-talented guy, there.
I was never really a fan, but yeah - the guy had a successful jazz career before he was a big pop star before he was a massive "country" icon; you don't do that without some chops.
Peter
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A bit of a niche' acting too. It was that seam of movies that kinda' fit 'guys that wrote the soundtrack' type. He had some game... they weren't destined to be American classics but still, not just anybody can do music, movies, and television. I'm always fascinated by people who figure out how to make it work with entertainment.
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Kenny was a good bass player. He played upright and a nice Tele bass back in the day.
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Not much of a fan, but I’ve always remembered him as the first guy I ever saw wearing an earring - back when he was dropping in to see what condition his condition was in with the First Edition (before they were “Kenny Rogers & the First Edition”). And his chicken was prominently featured in a classic Seinfeld.
May the Four Winds Blow You Safely Home
Bill, tgo
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How could I have forgotten about the First Edition...
*sigh*
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A yardstick I use is whether an artist keeps a touring band and road crew once they're big enough to do whatever they want, and KR kept many, many people in his band and crew together for years, and treat them like family.
He was exceptionally smart business-wise, and the best advice I heard from his was the classic ' Be nice to them on the way up, 'cause you're sure going to need them to be nice to you on the way back down'. Gave a young Texan wannabe Don Henley his first break, and gold-plated Lionel Ritchie, among so many he gave a hand-up.
He had a huge run with those duets when he was the biggest thing out there, but I always loved this David Foster produced (and written by Richard Marx) trio with Kim Carnes and James Ingram, 'What About Me?'.
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Joey, I am glad to hear that, and it makes a lot of sense.
I once heard Kenny mention a quote that he obviously heard from someone else, but words that reflect his apparent character based on your recollection.
Something like this...
We are 3 people; one is who we think we are; one is how others see us and the last one is who we really are. The goal is to have all 3 balanced.