Anyone else feel that Kenny Rogers wasn't given an appropriate send-off due to the public being distracted by covid?

Agreed!

Seems like his death was swept under the covid rug :(

I also grew up with him. Listened to his 8-track tape over and over while my dad and I went hunting.

Coward of the County is a great song! The Gambler of course, can't go wrong there.

I also like Islands in the Stream with Dolly - another great singer we grew up with =)

I worked at a hotel in Los Angeles when I was 18 and 19. I took Dolly Parton's bags to her room. Very cool lady!



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I was with him for about 20 minutes he was a nice man and had a funny story to share. He was also very talented. Let’s not forget he was also a pervert, look it up.

I recall watching a TV special just after he died. It was around 2 hours long.

He looked like Joan Rivers at the end.

you can make a good case for that...

similarly, Groucho Marx died two days after Elvis, but nobody noticed because The King's passing was such a devastating shock -- but Groucho had arguably just as great a career in his field of film and TV

I was a Kenny Rogers fan but honestly forgot it was last March that he passed on. I even talked to him once on the phone for business (in the mid-'80s), for preparations for an event in Southern Cal.

one fantastic tidbit--

Groucho's "You Bet Your Life" was nominally a game show but drew high ratings for showcasing his unbelievable wit.

Everybody in show biz knows one of his best lines -- one of his guests told Groucho he had 10 kids. Groucho replied, "I love my cigar, but I take it out once in awhile."

The amazing thing is that the line was never broadcast. It went around the world and is remembered to this day purely on word of mouth.

One of the great viral moments before there was an internet.

His bio-pic with Joaquin Phoenix was pretty good though.

Yes islands in the stream was a great song.

Kenny Rogers Roasters! I ate there and I can report that I enjoyed my meal.

My uncle used to sing Kenny Rogers songs at weddings...after he had had a few...

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He was killed and cloned long ago.. When did the clone with glass doll looking eyes show up late 90s

Who cares

Bump

It couldn't be the fact he was lame af? Let's blame it on covid after all...... it's in the bible.

He received a lovely send off in meme form that said "Kenny Rogers dippin in the middle of an apocalypse is the most 'know when to fold them' shit I've ever seen"